Entering Norwegian treatment collectives : a study of youths' first impressions and experiences

Lone, Arvid and Paulsen, Erik (2017) Entering Norwegian treatment collectives : a study of youths' first impressions and experiences. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 16 (1). ISSN 1478-1840

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Abstract

This study focused on the pre-admission and admission phases of residential treatment, assuming that these phases are important for the motivation for treatment and for the kinds of relationships that are established in treatment. Nineteen youths living in two Norwegian treatment collectives were interviewed regarding their first contacts with the collective, their admission and their first weeks of treatment. Most of the youths came to treatment as involuntary clients. Our findings showed that most of the youths appraised pre-admission contacts positively. In addition, the youths described the admission phase as a period of fear and great uncertainty during which they were worried about life at the collective and their new peers in the institution. The youths reported that the primary task for the first period of treatment was to make a connection and establish a relationship with someone. In this situation, the youths seemed to prefer to establish relationships with their peers. This study is focused on the pre-admission and admission phases of residential treatment, assuming that these phases are important for the motivation for treatment and for the kinds of relationships that are established in treatment.

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