Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal
<p> The purpose of this project was to create a youth development program with the goal of promoting resilience among adolescents in foster care. Foster youth are especially vulnerable during the transition to adulthood and experience a higher rate of negative outcomes. A review of the literat...
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ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-15279142014-08-14T04:13:10Z Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal D'Eloia, Gregory Michael Social Work <p> The purpose of this project was to create a youth development program with the goal of promoting resilience among adolescents in foster care. Foster youth are especially vulnerable during the transition to adulthood and experience a higher rate of negative outcomes. A review of the literature revealed little support for the effectiveness of traditional approaches to transition-age youth such as independent living and transitional housing programs. Resilience, the ability to thrive when faced with adversity, is discussed as a theoretical framework for positive youth development. Summer camp and adventure therapy represent promising interventions for building resilience and developmental assets as protective factors. A leadership development program, using summer camp, adventure therapy, and experiential education to promote resilience and provide an additional support network for adolescent foster youth, is proposed. The actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.</p> California State University, Long Beach 2014-08-13 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527914 EN |
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<p> The purpose of this project was to create a youth development program with the goal of promoting resilience among adolescents in foster care. Foster youth are especially vulnerable during the transition to adulthood and experience a higher rate of negative outcomes. A review of the literature revealed little support for the effectiveness of traditional approaches to transition-age youth such as independent living and transitional housing programs. Resilience, the ability to thrive when faced with adversity, is discussed as a theoretical framework for positive youth development. Summer camp and adventure therapy represent promising interventions for building resilience and developmental assets as protective factors. A leadership development program, using summer camp, adventure therapy, and experiential education to promote resilience and provide an additional support network for adolescent foster youth, is proposed. The actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.</p> |
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Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal |
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Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal |
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Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal |
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Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal |
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Adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| A grant proposal |
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adventure therapy to promote resilience among adolecsent foster youth| a grant proposal |
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