Youth at Risk : A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents. Fourth Edition / David Capuzzi, Ed. and Douglas R. Gross, Ed.

The fourth revision of this text offers both tested prevention strategies for work with diverse at-risk populations and counseling techniques that address the complexities of destructive behavior from individual, family, school, and community perspectives. Drawing on the wisdom of 24 experts, this b...

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Corporate Author: American Counseling Association
Other Authors: Capuzzi, Dave (Editor)
Gross, Douglas R. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2004.
Subjects:
Adolescents.
At Risk Persons.
Behavior Problems.
Children.
Counseling.
Depression (Psychology)
Dropouts.
Early Parenthood.
Eating Disorders.
Family Relationship.
Homeless People.
Homosexuality.
Juvenile Gangs.
Prevention.
Resilience (Personality)
School Safety.
Self Esteem.
Stress Variables.
Suicide.
Violence.
Youth.
Manic Depression
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Physical Description:468 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
The fourth revision of this text offers both tested prevention strategies for work with diverse at-risk populations and counseling techniques that address the complexities of destructive behavior from individual, family, school, and community perspectives. Drawing on the wisdom of 24 experts, this book provides concrete advice for creating and maintaining environments in which children and adolescents can flourish. Chapters include: (1) "Defining Youth at Risk" (D. R. Gross and D. Capuzzi); (2) "Prevention: An Overview" (D. Capuzzi and D. R. Gross); (3) "Resilience" Individual, Family, School, and Community Perspectives" (R. E. Lewis); (4) "The Impact of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics on Children and Adolescents" (V. E. Appleton and C. Dykeman); (5) "'Who Cares What I Think': Problems of Low Self-Esteem" (S. S. Meggert); (6) "Preventing and Treating Depression and Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents" (B. T. McWhirter and J.J. Burrow-Sanchez; (7) "Stress and Trauma: Coping in Today's Society" (R. D. Miars); (8) "The Secret and All-Consuming Obsessions: Eating Disorders" (K. Wright); (9) "Children Having Children: Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood" (M. Haley and A. Sherwood-Hawes); (10) "A Future in Jeopardy: Adolescents and AIDS" (L. A Gray, D. A. Champeau, and R. M. House); (11) "'I Don't Want to Live': The Adolescent at Risk for Suicidal Behavior" (D. Capuzzi and D. R. Gross); (12) "'I Am Somebody': Gang Membership" (S. C. Burnham); (13) "Counseling Queer Youth: Preventing Another Matthew Shepard Story" (F. J. Gutierrez); (14) "Death in the Classroom: Violence in Schools" (A. Finn); (15) "'I Can't Live Without It': Adolescent Substance Abuse" (C. J. Gagliardi, A. M. Gloria, S. E. R. Kurpius, and C. Lambert); (16) "Nowhere to Turn: Homeless Youth" (M. Stormont); (17) "'This Isn't the Place for Me': School Dropout" (M. A. Hermann). Each chapter contains extensive references. (GCP)
Note:Availability: American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 (order #72806, $56.95). Tel: 800-347-6647 (Toll Free). Web site: http://www.counseling.org.
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Call Number:ED478680 Microfiche
Audience:
Parents. ericd
Teachers. ericd
Practitioners. ericd
ISBN:9781556202308 :
155620230X :
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.