Considering Residential Placements, Part 2: Insights from a Parents’ Attorney and Clinical Psychologist

05/03/21 • 60 min

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Following up on our April 22, 2021 discussion with Kenneth Rosen, author of Troubled – The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs, we talk with parents’ attorney Micki Moran, and clinical psychologist, Dr. Ruth Kraus, about their perspectives on residential placements for students as well as alternative options to support students with significant social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health concerns. How can schools and families intervene sooner? When, if ever, is residential treatment warranted or helpful? What community-based supports are most effective?

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Considering Residential Placements: The Light at the End of the Tunnel or Road to Nowhere?

In this episode, join us for a 90-minute facilitated conversation with acclaimed journalist Kenneth R. Rosen, author of Troubled-The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs. Rosen’s book tells the stories of four graduates on their own scarred journeys through wilderness and residential treatment programs into adulthood. Based on his own life experiences, three years of reporting, and more than one hundred interviews with other clients, their parents, psychologists, and healthcare professionals, the book takes an in-depth look at the industry of redirecting troubled teens. Rosen’s investigation is an important perspective for educators who are called on to make decisions regarding placement of public school students in the care of facilities in this industry.

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