A Model Program to Avoid the Institutionalization of Children

Authors

Paul Gitelson, City University of New York

Abstract

The concept of "deinstitutionalization" has led to a great deal of concern being focused on moving children out of large institutions into community based programs. This paper proposes a model program that would seek to avoid the initial placement of the child and focus attention on working with the family as a total unit. The program would recognize the acting out child as symptomatic of a family system in crisis.

Recommended Citation

Gitelson, Paul (1979) "A Model Program to Avoid the Institutionalization of Children," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 6: Iss. 6, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1387
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol6/iss6/6