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Residential treatment for children with severe behavior problems (we are referring mainly to autistic children with developmental disabilities and children with antisocial and delinquent behaviors) has traditionally meant placement in a seven-day residential facility, often far removed from the child’s home community. In many cases, parents visit their children only on major holidays. Furthermore, the location of the facility is often in rural areas that are inaccessible to many community activities. This geographic separation frequently results in permanent institutional placement of the child.
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Hung, D.W., Drash, P.W. (1984). Community-Based Residential Treatment for Autistic, Developmentally Disabled, and Predelinquent Children. In: Christian, W.P., Hannah, G.T., Glahn, T.J. (eds) Programming Effective Human Services. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2707-3_21
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