Engaging Families in the Residential Treatment Process Utilizing Family-Directed Structural Therapy

• NCJ Number: 238399
• Journal: Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Dated: January - March 2012 Pages: 66-77
• Author(s): Tara McLendon, Ph.D., M.S.W.; Don McLendon, Psy.D., M.S.W.; Luke Hatch, M.S.W., B.S.
• Date Published: February 2012
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article summarizes qualitative and quantitative literature specific to family involvement in children's residential treatment.

Abstract

This article summarizes qualitative and quantitative literature specific to family involvement in children's residential treatment, highlighting the lack of specific types or methods of family therapy/interventions that might provide efficacious outcomes with this population. An overview of Family-Directed Structural Therapy (FDST) and corresponding assessment tools is presented, offering a means by which to begin to address this gap in the literature and practice knowledge. Finally, an interview with the Executive Director of a residential treatment facility successfully implementing FDST is summarized. (Published Abstract)