Full Description
This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing youth at risk, to a prevention-intervention paradigm specifically created for teens. Illustrative case studies and enlightening sidebars enhance reader self-awareness, promote self-study and skill development, and aid in the comprehension of the concepts and applications of chapter material.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
PART I INTRODUCING THE PROBLEM
CHAPTER 1 Defining Youth at Risk
CHAPTER 2 Prevention: An Overview
CHAPTER 3 Resilience: Individual, Family, School, and Community Perspectives
PART II EXAMINING THE CAUSES
CHAPTER 4 The Impact of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics on Children and Adolescents
CHAPTER 5 "Will I Ever Measure Up?" Problems of Self-Esteem
CHAPTER 6 Identifying and Preventing Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents
CHAPTER 7 Stress and Trauma: Coping in Today's Society
PART III WORKING WITH YOUTH AT RISK: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
CHAPTER 8 "Who Am I?" Unique Issues for Multiracial Youth
CHAPTER 9 The Secret and All-Consuming Obsessions: Eating Disorders
CHAPTER 10 "I Don't Want to Live": The Adolescent at Risk for Suicidal Behavior
CHAPTER 11 A Future in Jeopardy: Sexuality Issues in Adolescence
CHAPTER 12 I Am Somebody: Gang Membership
CHAPTER 13 "It Takes a Village": Advocating for Sexual Minority Youth
CHAPTER 14 Death in the Classroom: Violence in Schools
CHAPTER 15 "Escaping Reality": Adolescent Substance Abuse
CHAPTER 16 Nowhere to Turn: The Young Face of Homelessness
CHAPTER 17 "Do I Belong Here?" School Dropout
CHAPTER 18 A Nation at Risk: Bullying Among Children and Adolescents
