This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Boys and girls from birth to age 22. Adaptations are made to assure developmental appropriateness across exceptionality(s). The general descriptor most frequently used in the program is “troubled and troubling” because the term is considered least stigmatic and applies to children and youth along the range of needs from mild to most severe. Children who are eligible for service in other systems are often referred to the program because of their challenging behavior.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Re-ED (originally Re-Education of children with Emotional Disturbance) has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Higher Level of Placement, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. Re-ED is an ecological competence approach to helping the range of troubled and troubling children and youth entering child serving systems, with their families. This philosophy-based approach refined its beliefs and practices since beginning in 1963, compiling research and evaluation studies. One recent study identified 6 elements seen as essential by Re-ED staff, significantly differing from the views of staff in more traditional programs:
Research originally tested the approach in short-term residential treatment and public school support services. Since then, agencies adapted Re-ED to a wide variety of community needs across the U.S. Some formed the American Re-Education Association; their 14 sponsoring and 11 associate members provide services in 19 states from coast to coast, in the District of Columbia and abroad.
Contact name: Mark D. Freado, MA
Affiliation/Agency: American Re-Education Association
Email: mdfreado@re-ed.org
Phone: 614-818-0063
Fax: 775-261-5462
Website: http://www.re-ed.org
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