Journal of Youth Development (Mar 2009)

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

  • Audra Holmes Greene,
  • Linda Goldenberg,
  • Madelyn Freundlich

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2009.275
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 60 – 77

Abstract

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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.