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Case Reports
. 1978 Jul;23(4):300-5.
doi: 10.1093/sw/23.4.300.

Group homes: alternative to institutions

J S Gordon
Case Reports

Group homes: alternative to institutions

J S Gordon. Soc Work. 1978 Jul.

Abstract

Increasing attention is being paid to group homes as an alternative form of residential care for adolescents. In the home described here, young people who had been recommended for hospitalization or long-term residential treatment were helped by nonprofessional counselors to deal with their problems successfully.

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