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Delinquency Diversion using Home‐based Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Mentoring
Author(s) -
Desmarais Renee,
SaccoDion Cristen,
Sacco Frank C.,
Decoteau Nicholas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.1402
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , truancy , deviance (statistics) , addiction , therapeutic community , psychology , psychotherapist , criminology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , machine learning
Delinquency is often a source of crime and misery in a community. Truancy is frequently identified as a first step to delinquency too often resulting in a life of social deviance, addiction, and daily living instability. This paper provides case examples illustrating how long‐term home‐based psychotherapy, community supports such as therapeutic mentoring, and a strong mother can combine to divert delinquency in school aged children identified early with behavioral problems. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.