Therapeutic residential care: The example of Jo's

Episode 21 December 04, 2019 00:31:15
Therapeutic residential care: The example of Jo's
Emerging Minds Podcast
Therapeutic residential care: The example of Jo's

Dec 04 2019 | 00:31:15

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Show Notes

How do you create a family environment for young people in residential out-of-home care? Service Manager, Paula May, talks us through her experience of setting up and managing a therapeutic youth residential care program in South Australia called 'Jo's'. She explains how the program was designed, drawing heavily on recommendations from the report of the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission in SA, and how it works to support young people to shift from trauma to transformation. In this episode you will learn about: Further information and resources: Jo's Therapeutic Youth Residential Care (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qppfc4ZdeVo&feature=youtu.be

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