title: Occupational therapy programming for adolescents with psychosocial dysfunctions.
abstract: The philosophical and structural components of one inpatient adolescent psychiatry program in a university center are presented. Set up to address the needs of adolescents with severe psychosocial problems, the general design of the program is described with particular emphasis on occupational therapy as a very active part of the program. The occupational therapy program, its belief systems, approaches and specific programming strategies are then presented concluding with some thoughts about working with adolescents.
authors: Supervisor, Adolescent Psychiatry Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; and Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, UT Galveston.
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