Treatment for youth in short-term care facilities: The impact of a comprehensive behavior management intervention

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 615-630

  Hurley, Kristin Duppong ^a,f   Ingram, Stephanie ^b   Czyz, J Douglas ^c   Juliano, Nicholas ^d   Wilson, Evelyn ^e  

^a Center for At Risk Children's Services   (United States)

^b National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies   (United States)

^c National Resource and Training Center   (United States)

^d Girls and Boys Town   (United States)

^e Father Flanagan's Boys' Home   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Short term care; Staff development; Youth behavior problems; Youth shelters

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749316629     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9040-2     Document Type: Article

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