Richard J. Wiseman

Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth

Richard J. Wiseman

<P>Prior to 1972, visitors to Connecticut state mental hospitals might have noticed a six-year-old chronically depressed girl crouching in the corner of a chaotic cafeteria, or a seven-year-old autistic boy sleeping on a cot next to a seventy-year-old schizophrenic man. Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth tells the story of one of the first milieu based therapeutic hospitals specializing in children's care, located in Middletown, Connecticut. Richard J. Wiseman, its first superintendent, offers his own story and treatment philosophy alongside the voices of the many people who worked tirelessly to free children from an adult mental health facility, and to treat children as children. This important book provides access to decades of experiences, useful tools, and knowledge regarding the treatment of children requiring mental health care. Weaving first-person narrative and interviews with staff, administrators, and patients, Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth testifies to the passion and determination it took to spring children from an adult mental health ward and bring them into a place of their own. A companion ebook comprised of three original staff manuals will also be available.</P>

Riverview Hospital Staff Manuals

Richard J. Wiseman

<P>Three staff manuals and handbooks from the formative years of the Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth, a groundbreaking psychiatric hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Includes the ABCD Program, BLEU Handbook, and Sunburst Handbook. These archival materials provide detail that illuminates the treatment philosophy and methods employed by the hospital staff during the hospital's formative years.</P><P>This ebook is being published as a companion to Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth: A Culture of Promise, by Richard J. Wiseman.</P>