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.
Recommended Citation
Greene, Audra Holmes; Goldenberg, Linda; and Freundlich, Madelyn
(2009)
"The Use of Expressive Therapies and
Social Support with Youth in Foster Care:
The Performing Arts Troupe,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol4/iss1/10
