Attachment theory and residential treatment: a study of staff-client relationships.
This qualitative study examines residential child care workers' styles of engaging adolescent clients. Analysis focuses on staff practices and behavior that facilitate a treatment context conducive to healthier client attachments. Findings demonstrate the complexity inherent in residential treatment and illuminate barriers to optimal staff-client relationships. Suggestions are offered for improvement of agency policies and for future research.
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Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California at Los Angeles, USA. tmoses@ucla.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009769:Object Attachment; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012947:Social Work