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A community-based program for emotionally disturbed children and youth
Summary
This program trains professionals in community-based services for emotionally disturbed children. Nursing professionals provide crucial support through crisis intervention, family therapy, and case management.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Community Mental Health
- Nursing Practice
Background:
- Addressing the need for specialized community-based services for emotionally disturbed children.
- Highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary and multi-agency collaboration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a multidisciplinary, multi-agency project for training professionals.
- To outline the role of nursing in providing community-based services for children and youth.
Main Methods:
- Establishing a coordinating committee for referral processing and treatment team formation.
- Implementing a collaborative, multi-agency approach to service delivery.
Main Results:
- Successful development of a training program for professionals.
- Significant contribution of nursing in crisis intervention, in-home family therapy, and case management.
Conclusions:
- The multidisciplinary, multi-agency model is effective for training professionals.
- Nursing plays a vital role in comprehensive community-based care for emotionally disturbed children.