UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD CHILDREN BE REFERRED TO RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS (REPRINTED FROM FICE INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN, SPRING, PG 5-13, 1991)

This article surveys legitimate roles that residential care can play i n the lives of young people, alternative intervention possibilities, f actors affecting placement decisions, and the power relationships invo lved, concluding with lists of positive and negative indicators of the appropriateness of this form of intervention and six propositions to be considered in making such decisions.