The founder of Daytop Village, a successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for young people, recalls how the center has helped more than sixty thousand young people and offers advice for treatment

The purpose of this text was to research best practices in supporting therapeutically significant growth with at-risk youth populations. The result of this inquiry is a research project, which provides an overview of materials examined and finally, a curriculum manual for counselors that is applicable to a varied audience including educators and social workers. The focus of the manual is on the essential components of conducting therapeutically effective...

After threatening to kill his abusive stepfather, Shane moves from juvenile detention to residential therapy, where he gains understanding about adult co-dependence, learns to control his anger and make positive life choices.