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There are many issues related to residential care that are often overlooked unintentionally but still have a clinical impact on children and teens. Experiencing residential care through the eyes of a client helps bring to light subjects that are vital to the childs treatment. Some topics that this novel cover inlclude:

-Trauma, sexual abuse, relationships in treatment, family dysfunction, staff impact on residents, restraints, education, family therapy, self-injury, aggression, sexual contact between clients, group therapy, casemanagement, friendships, stealing, individual therapy, medications, independent living and other issues related to the day-to-day treatment of children and teens in residential care.

The story line is realistic to the functionings of residential treatment that every child care worker could learn from. Professionals that would benifit from this novel include; therpists, direct care workers, case managers, child advocates, supervisors, clinical specialists, in home providers, foster care providers, trainers, special education teachers and any other provider of services for children and teens whom have been in residential care.

Currently Quiet Room Charlee is being used at two residential agencies as training for the staff. It is also being used at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an Introduction to Clinical Psychology class.

Contact Ryan for specific questions or information about ordering for training purposes.

-New Staff

Orientation

-Educating Professionals

-Foster Care Education

-Trauma Informed Care

-Strength Based Interventions