Juvenile offenders and independent living: an Irish perspective on program development with St. Xavier's.
This chapter views a specific population within the Irish social care system and draws from the authors' collective experience in relation to young offenders who are leaving care. It describes how effective program development for these youth is considered crucial to their long-term success and permeates all good practice.
McElwee
Niall
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Center for Child and Youth Care Learning, Athlone, Ireland.
O'Connor
Michael
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McKenna
Susan
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016730:Program Development; D012947:Social Work