underlying factors in the disturbances of the children and adolescents with whom they work. Also, clinicians can use this database to probe children for conflicts regarding parental acceptance and rejection and so make their intervention strategies more effective.
Given that the study has both practical and theoretical significance, it seems reasonable to suggest that investigating self- and parent-perceptions of adolescents in residential placements is an important contribution to the existing research and theory in the area of emotional disturbances of childhood and adolescence.
So that the study may be fully understood, the following key terms are here defined:
Group Home/Residential Placement - Title XXII of the California Administrative Code defines group homes as settings in which children and/or adolescents are cared for on a 24 hour basis by hired staff members who reside elsewhere. Group home placement is considered to be a time-limited situation for children needing experiences in a structured se
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