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BOOK
REVIEW : Residential Treatment of Emotionally Disturbed
Children and Adolescents: An Integrative Approach.
By Don Pazaratz, Ed. D., 280 pages at $29.95. For orders contact Dr. Pazaratz
at dpazaratz@sympatico.ca or (905) 723-6972.
In our society, we are proud of the fact that our youth are our most valuable
asset. Yet more than 60,000 troubled young people must live away from
their families and reside in a residential care setting. These secure
safe havens provide the young person with an opportunity to heal and resolve
the turbulence that they have experienced.
In North America there are many thousands of residential workers working
with these children and adolescents who provide the care and support for
these youth who live away from their families.
There has been a great deal written about the role of the
case worker, but writing of the significance of the direct care residential
worker has been less extensive. I am pleased that Dr. Don Pazaratz has
undertaken this mission. Don has a depth of understanding and an extensive
scope of experience in the residential treatment environment. He has written
a book that is based upon sound thinking, research and practice and deals
with the social reality of both the young person in care and that of the
residential care workers.
This book is of value to all residential care workers, human
service workers, supervisors, educators and all who are interested in
providing care for young people in our residential settings. It provides
an eclectic approach to residential care. It integrates theory with direct
practice and creates a model for both the student and experienced youth
worker to follow. Don provides the reader with an overview of the field
of residential care and addresses important issues of the historical background
and development, theoretical perspectives, problems and needs of youth
in care, role for the Child and Youth Care Worker and management. This
book provides an integrative approach designed to teach residential workers
the skills that they need to manage inappropriate behaviours. It provides
the front-line-worker with ideas and a direction for hands-on work.
In bringing together this material, Don offers an acknowledgement of the
significance of the work of the residential care worker and most important
to the young person in care, it is a reassurance of our continued responsibility
to ensure that they are provided with the care that they deserve.
Reviewed by Sheldon Reinsilber, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor
School of Child and Youth Care
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
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