INTAKE AND ORIENTATION PROCEDURES IN INSTITUTIONS FOR DELINQUENT YOUTH

• NCJ Number: 5809
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1966) Pages: 37-42
• Author(s): K S CARPENTER; G H WEBER
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR A YOUTH'S INITIAL CONTACTS WITH A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER.

Abstract

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES OF INTAKE AND ORIENTATION PROCEDURES FOR YOUTH AT AN INSTITUTION ARE (1) TO ESTABLISH A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, (2) TO GIVE PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION TO THE YOUTH AND GAIN RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THEM, (3) TO DEVELOP A DIAGNOSTIC PICTURE OF THEM AND THEIR SITUATION, AND (4) TO ARRANGE A PROGRAM TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. INTERWOVEN THROUGH THESE OBJECTIVES ARE THE AIMS TO WELCOME THEM, TO HELP THEM RELATE POSITIVELY TO THE OTHER YOUTH AS WELL AS TO THE STAFF, TO ADJUST TO THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING, AND TO GET STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT. IF A YOUTH HAS INAPPROPRIATELY BEEN SENT TO THE INSTITUTION OR IF HIS NEEDS CAN BE MET MORE ADEQUATELY IN ANOTHER SETTING, THE INTAKE AND ORIENTATION PROCEDURES WILL PICK THIS UP AND THE PARENT AGENCY SHOULD BE SO INFORMED.