Abstract
Despite the call for more community-based treatment options, each year a significant number of adolescents find themselves participating in some form of residential treatment. Therapists working with these adolescents need support to ensure they are delivering the best treatment possible and effectively integrating family therapy into the treatment process. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to provide therapists and researchers foundational information that will help increase the use of family therapy in residential work with adolescents. This particular chapter presents background information on residential treatment and the challenges associated with working in these settings, as well as a discussion of the costs of residential treatment and who pays for these services . General definitions and terminology are also presented to help orient the reader. This chapter serves as the introduction to the book and concludes with a rational for the organization of the chapters, as well as components of the chapters that are the same throughout the book.
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Christenson, J.D., Merritts, A.N. (2017). Introduction to Family Therapy with Adolescents in Residential Settings: Intervention and Research. In: Christenson, J., Merritts, A. (eds) Family Therapy with Adolescents in Residential Treatment. Focused Issues in Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51747-6_1
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