In Residential Treatment of Adolescents, Pazaratz discusses how
practitioners can remain emotionally available for the needs of
their residents without feeling overwhelmed. Readers will be
apprised of ways to deal judiciously with residents who try to
circumvent, con, play workers off each other, and even attempt to
seduce or manipulate the worker.
Each chapter instructs readers to observe their clients and
comprehend how they relate to the total environment, in order to
determine what the resident is feeling and how he or she makes use
of personal resources. This contextual understanding helps to
answer questions such as: What are the youngster s goals? What
factors obstruct the change process? What are the youngster s
defenses and against what? How does the youngster use the milieu
(staff and peers) and the community as resources? How can the
youngster get significant others to react differently to him or
her?
Ultimately, Pazaratz demonstrates that effective treatment staff
do not create dependent youth, make treatment oppressive, or enact
a role based upon giving consequences. Instead, the reader will
learn to integrate diverse intervention strategies into the
resident s normal cycle of daily life and how to interact within a
team structure.
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