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Attachment theory and residential treatment: a study of staff-client relationships
1Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California at Los Angeles, USA. tmoses@ucla.edu
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|November 22, 2000
Abstract:
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.