50 Years in Therapeutic Child and Youth Care: Some Lessons Learned

The author highlights the lessons learned from his practice of therapeutic child and youth care at The Walker Home for Children in Needham, Massachusetts, University of Michigan Fresh Air Camp, and School of Social Work, University of Washington in Seattle. These life lessons include reforming a program’s core values and principles, promoting a unifying program element, and validating clinical theories with evidence-based research that serve to support the child, his parents, and his caregiver.