NCJ Number
16687
Date Published
1974
Length
15 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED GROUP HOME PROGRAM FOR YOUTHS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM ON PETITIONS OF DELINQUENCY OR WHO ARE PRE-DELINQUENTS.
Abstract
THE MAIN HOUSE PROGRAM USES A TREATMENT PROGRAM OF GUIDED GROUP INTERACTION AND INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING IN A SETTING OF A FOSTER FAMILY GROUP HOME. THE PROJECT STAFF CONSISTS OF SIX MEMBERS. THE DUTIES OF EACH STAFF MEMBER ARE HIGHLIGHTED. THE PROJECT LIMITS THE AGE GROUP TO YOUTHS AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD. IT WILL NOT ACCEPT YOUTHS WHO ARE ASSAULTIVE. A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE INTAKE PROCEDURES, WHICH REQUIRE ACCEPTANCE BY THE COURT AND THE PROJECT STAFF. THERE ARE NO FORMAL PHASES OF A CLIENT'S PROGRESS AT MAIN HOUSE, AND DECISIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT A RESIDENT IS MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS ARE MADE BY THE RESIDENTS AS A GROUP DURING THE GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS. A RESIDENT CAN BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE AS A PROJECT MEMBER IF HE FREQUENTLY RUNS AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE, IS ARRESTED FOR A SERIOUS OFFENSE, OR REFUSES TO GO ALONG WITH A DECISION MADE BY THE GROUP. DATA ARE PROVIDED ON THE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT CLIENTS. A DISCUSSION OF COSTS INDICATES THAT THE DAILY COST PER CLIENT IS TEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY-SIX CENTS.