Family Centered Group Care: Model Building

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Drawing upon research in child development which demonstrates the significance of the family in the child's identity formation, psychosocial functioning, sense of competence and preparation for adulthood, the author presents a model for measuring the extent to which residential group care programs are family-centered. He outlines guidelines for selection of group care programs; offers suggestions for program development and evaluation, and training of staff; and suggests that by working and learning together, practitioners, administrators, and researchers can conduct more relevant and practice-oriented research. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.