Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
Term of Graduation
1973
Date of Publication
1973
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Parry Center for Children, Teenage boys, Teenage girls, Social work with youth
DOI
10.15760/etd.1738
Physical Description
1 online resource (116 pages)
Abstract
The age-old question persists: Does an agency operated treatment program contribute significantly to a child’s personal development and adjustment following release from the institution? Since it is the agency's responsibility to weigh the needs of the disturbed child and provide appropriate services according to those needs, their basic question--whether residential treatment or another mode of treatment is more effective--remains unanswered and, in many instances, uncontested. If residential child care benefits the disturbed child, which characteristics of that agency are conducive to the improvement of the child's behavior and re-adaption? The following study will attempt to isolate such characteristics. We will provide behavior samples of twenty-one emotionally disturbed children before, during, and following treatment at The Parry Center. These behaviors are presented descriptively, and will relate to prior environmental influences (adjustment to home, school, etc.); treatment factors (those conducive to behavior change, those detrimental); and post-residential success. We will also compare these descriptions with The Parry Center's recent research study: Eighteen Boys…A Descriptive Follow-Up Study (June 10, 1970.).
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11451
Recommended Citation
Duke, Paul, "A Descriptive Follow-up Study of 21 Children from Parry Center" (1973). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1739.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1738
Comments
Other authors: William Handorf, Robert Lauer, Wayne Lee, Robert Rowe, Robert Stensberg
A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work.
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