Dr. Michael Gass, Ph.D., LMFT, University of New Hampshire
For the past four years I have observed a new and emerging value
system around the use of research to determine funding allocations,
public policy decisions, and even program viability within the
allied fields of mental health, substance abuse, yo...
Jared U. Balmer, Ph.D., 2006 NATSAP Annual Conference, Clearwater, Florida
For the past four years I have observed a new and emerging value
system around the use of research to determine funding allocations,
public policy decisions, and even program viability within the
allied fields of mental health, substance abuse, yo...
Ellen N. Behrens, Ph.D., Canyon Research and Consulting
This article presents a model for residential treatment based on a contextual approach to evidence-based practice. The model is organized around the metaphor of rock climbing and includes
the following components: empirically supported treatments, c...
John Mercer, Mission Mountain School
For the past four years I have observed a new and emerging value
system around the use of research to determine funding allocations,
public policy decisions, and even program viability within the
allied fields of mental health, substance abuse, yo...
John Mercer, Mission Mountain School
The previous article focused on the rationale of intentional risk management; not avoiding risk, but managing it appropriately for positive benefit for NATSAP programs. This article assumes programs have made the decision to invest in risk processes,...
Larry Wells, LSAC
In the 1 980’s, the mental health and medical community tried to solve many adolescent behaviors through medication. Some of these medications created inappropriate risks for clients in outdoor-based substance abuse or behavioral healthcare programs....
James R. Matter, M.A- Residential Therapist, Camelot Schools, LLC
This article provides a solution-focused approach for working with adolescents in residential treatment. The content areas include: (1) a discussion of why solution-focused therapy is a salient treatment modality, (2) a review of the philosophical un...
Pamela M. McCollam, Ph.D., New Haven
Family therapy has become a common and important part of residential treatment. The Beavers System Model (Beavers & Hampson, 1 990) was developed to provide a means to understand the systemic functioning of families. Two dimensions are used in the Mo...
Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW, Adjunct Professor, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service Tarrytown, NY
“Twice exceptional” refers to children who are intellectually gifted but also experience an educational or psychological disorder.
Identifying appropriate programs for this population can be a unique challenge due to the ways their giftedness and di...
Jeffrey Brain, MA, The Family Foundation School
The PACT is a compelling and inspiring true story of three boys who grow up to become doctors. For those with money, a nurturing family, social connections, and the means to afford higher education, this would be the American dream – and frankly, a l...