Therapeutic Programming and Activities: Transitional Tools in the Treatment Process (From Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care, P 59-69, 1990, James P. Anglin, et. al., ed. -- See NCJ-125552)

• NCJ Number: 125555
• Author(s): S Pratt
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 11 pages
• Sale Source: Haworth Press, Inc
• Publication Type: Program Description (Demonstrative)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The therapeutic benefits of any child care program occur within the interactions and processes that take place throughout the activities. Many child and youth care workers have found that a well-chosen and planned activity does not always ensure success.

Abstract

Therapeutic programming consists of any activity that is designed and implemented to enhance the identified treatment goals of the individual client. The elements of therapeutic programming are client assessment, treatment goals, treatment plan, activity program, activity implementation, and evaluation. Child and youth care workers focus upon the treatment process, using programming and activities as a vehicle to meet the clients' treatment goals. The most important aspect of therapeutic programming is the process that occurs within the activity which is purely a vehicle for the process. Refocusing on the dynamics of interactions actually enlightens the treatment process, as treatment goals take precedence over programming goals. 1 figure, 2 notes, 7 references. (Author abstract modified)