The Residential Youth Care Worker in Action ― A Collaborative, Competency-based Approach

Professionals who work with children and adolescents in residential facilities will benefit from the several approaches explained in the second edition of The Residential Youth Care Worker in Action, all of which can be used to positively impact the lives of their clients. It contains handouts and diagrams that can be reproduced and used in various programs and teaches youth care workers to administer psychotropic medications, understand psychiatric labels, handle crises and staffing, and give accurate assessments. The author emphasizes the strengths and abilities of young people from the assessment phase of treatment through discharge, and helps readers to take into account the views and actions of youths in order to offer clients appropriate services. This new edition includes a new chapter on strengths-based organizations, updated forms and case examples, and new sections in each of the original eight chapters.

Bob Bertolino, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Maryville University, Missouri, USA, and Senior Clinical Advisor at Youth in Need, Inc. He is also a Certified Trainer for the International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE), and he maintains a private practice and provides consultation and training.