The Use of Expressive Therapies and Social Support with Youth in Foster Care: The Performing Arts Troupe

Authors

  • Audra Holmes Greene Casey Family Services
  • Linda Goldenberg Casey Family Services
  • Madelyn Freundlich Excal Consulting Partners, LLC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2009.275

Abstract

The Performing Arts Troupe is a program that provides youth in foster care and youth from low income neighborhoods with expressive therapies and social support. The program is designed to assist youth in addressing the effects of trauma and developing competencies as they prepare to transition to adulthood. The article discusses the literature base for the program, the program activities and describes the impact of the program on youth through preliminary evaluations and case studies. The program offers an innovative combination of expressive therapies and social supports that has effectively met the needs of vulnerable youth.

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Published

2009-03-01

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Feature Articles