Les pratiques entourant le programme d'hébergement avec encadrement intensif : une analyse qualitative de la perception des intervenants
This dissertation outlines practices regarding the placement in intensive supervision unit for youth centers since the advent of the reform. This was influenced by polemics and controversies caused by the belief that this measure does not respect the rights of young people by restraining their freedom. The intensive supervision unit was perceived by lawyers as illegal because no legal basis existed. To resolve this debate, the legislature established in the Youth Protection Act, in 2007, the article 11.1.1 that now frames the use of this measure. To know the effects of this reform in the practices of counsellors, qualitative interviews were conducted with twenty-five employees of youth centers in Montreal and Laval. Despite some implementation difficulties and some signs of resistance to change, the results suggest that this reform enhances the rights of young people. About living conditions, major changes are at the heavy profile of the clientele and the overcrowding intensive supervision units. Also, the mix profiles on the rehabilitation of youth is discussed and analyzed in terms of the concept of socio-cultural inertia and in regard of respecting human children rights.
Adolescents Placement Youth Residential care Rehabilitation Behavior disorder Intensive supervision unit Decisional criteria