English to Romanian Social Sciences Psychology Psihoterapie

Milieu therapy can also be used in children. It has been in existence since the late 1800s when moral treatment and therapeutic communities[3] were key issues in the treatment of psychiatric problems. It has been used as a viable treatment modality for kids for over fifty years in residential and inpatient settings and more recently in the partial hospitalization and day treatment settings. August Aichorn, Bruno Bettelheim, Fritz Redl and David Wineman were among the early pioneers in using Milieu Therapy to treat "impulse-ridden and ego-impaired" kids in residential and school settings as early as the 1920s. Their work collectively has taught us that Milieu Therapy can be a powerful therapeutic tool when individual dynamics and the social system can be combined in a planned and meaningful way to manage and change behavior and relationships.

Milieu Therapy is a planned treatment environment in which everyday events and interactions are therapeutically designed for the purpose of enhancing social skills and building confidence. Academics are woven into the daily routine using an integrative and interactive approach that incorporates learning styles and areas of interest.