ELMCREST’S CHILDREN CENTER Renea Scott

WHAT IS ELMCREST ?

Elmcrest is a non profit organization that caters to approximately 80 residents

Elmcrest provides educational ,medical, psychological, and psychiatric services and care to their residents

Elmcrest seeks to re-assimilate children that have various emotional, behavioral, and developmental limitations back into their home, school and community

SUPPORT MODEL : CARE

Developmentally focused Family involvement Relationship based Competence centered Trauma informed Ecologically oriented

PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS : PETER GREENWOOD

Programs such as Elmcrest’s Children Center are vital because they reduce delinquency and promote social development

These programs not only save young lives but prevent adult criminals

They reduce crime burden on society and victims.

SYMBOLIC INTERACTION THEORY

This Theory relies on the symbolic meaning that people develop and rely upon in the process of social interaction

TECHNOLOGY

I- PADS & Laptops – This aides in their educational advancement.

Televisions and Games Systems- aides in peer interactions (Relationship building skill). This also creates a sense of home and normalcy.

Staff uses of Radios

DATA

WHAT SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH DOES CARE IMPLEMENT INTO THEIR PROGRAM ?

A. Structural-FunctionalismB. Conflict Frame TheoryC. Social Learning Theory D. Symbolic Interaction Theory

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Greenwood, Peter. 2008. "Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile

Offenders." The Future of Children 18(2, Juvenile Justice):185-210.