At Risk Youth : A Comprehensive Response for Counselors, Teachers, Psychologists, and Human Ser...
ISBN: 9780534272364 | 0534272363
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 8/10/2006
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This timely book addresses one of the greatest social, family, and community concerns of today--children and youth who are at-risk for a variety of problem behaviors. Whether the term "at risk" is associated with a local school district's problems, with child and adolescent suicide, violence, or school dropout, with the correction system's concerns about gangs or juvenile delinquency, or public health concerns of teen pregnancy, child abuse, AIDS and STDs, and drug and alcohol use, individuals considered "at risk" need the ongoing attention of ... MORE
| At-Risk Children and Youth: the Ecology of Problems | |
| An Introduction to At-Risk Issues | |
| Environmental/Societal Factors that Contribute to Risk | |
| Legal and Ethical Issues | |
| Families, Schools, Skills | |
| Family Problems of At-Risk Children and Youth | |
| School Issues That Relate to At-Risk Children and Youth | |
| Individual Characteristics of High-Risk and Low-Risk Childr... MORE | |
| At-Risk Categories | |
| School Dropouts | |
| Substance Use and Addiction | |
| Teenage Pregnancy and Risky Sexual Behavior | |
| Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency and Youth Gangs | |
| Youth Suicide | |
| Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Approaches | |
| A Prevention/Early Intervention/Treatment Framework and Other Environmental Considerations | |
| Core Components of Programs for Prevention and Early Intervention | |
| Peer Interventions | |
| Family Interventions | |
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