Youths in coercive residential care: attitudes towards key staff members’ personal involvement, from a therapeutic alliance perspective

Participation of youth in decision‐making procedures during residential care: A narrative review

“…In addition, when young people show improved behaviour during residential care (Henriksen et al, 2008), are able to voice their opinions (self-assertiveness), or insist to voice their opinions during the decision-making process (Cousins & Milner, 2006), this is regarded as a facilitating factor in their participation process. In addition, when young people show improved behaviour during residential care (Henriksen et al, 2008), are able to voice their opinions (self-assertiveness), or insist to voice their opinions during the decision-making process (Cousins & Milner, 2006), this is regarded as a facilitating factor in their participation process.…”

Care and Control: Working Alliance Among Adolescents in Authoritarian Settings

“…In contrast, when counselors exhibited a high level of commitment, and both confidentiality and mutual respect were present, the residents felt reassured. In summary, then, when trust and emotional reciprocity are established, it is possible to create a therapeutic interchange that creates mutual understanding and targets the resident's needs (Henriksen et al, 2008). In the second interviews, a more positive view was observed.…”

“…This conclusion must be contrasted with the turnover of personnel that is typical of rehabilitation establishments. Among other things, the authors emphasized the contribution sincere, day-to-day, expressions of interest can make toward "repairing" the results of negative experiences with adults (Henriksen et al, 2008).…”

“…This parallels the position of Ross et al (2008) who define therapeutic alliance in offender rehabilitation as a collaborative relationship that, while not perfect, must nevertheless be "good enough" (p. 463). Henriksen, Degner, and Oscarsson (2008) explored the way counselors were perceived by 40 Swedish adolescents (boys and girls) placed in youth protection residential treatment centers because of their problematic behaviors (e.g., criminality and substance abuse). The adolescents were invited to talk about their relationship with their counselors on two occasions, at a one-year interval.…”

Negative Peer Cultures in Juvenile Institutional Settings: Staff as Couch Coaches or Couch Slouches

“…This could, in turn, transform an initially positive treatment intervention into a perfect school of crime (e.g., Andreassen, 2003 for a review). On the other hand, institutional treatment could provide possibilities for residents to create positive relationships with adults (Henriksen, Degner, & Oscarsson, 2008) and adopt new strategies to cope with everyday situations (Pazaratz, 2003). With this in mind, the aim of the present article is to explore how treatment staff, in their daily work, monitor and prevent the development of negative peer cultures in institutions.…”