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. Complimentary PowerPoint slides, test banks, and instructional activities are available for instructors' use by request to ACA.
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Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
About the Editors xi
About the Contributors xiii
PART I Introducing the Problem
Chapter 1 Defining Youth at Risk 3
Douglas R. Gross and David Capuzzi
Chapter 2 Prevention: An Overview 23
David Capuzzi and Douglas R. Gross
Chapter 3 Resilience: Individual, Family, School, and Community Perspectives 43
Rolla E. Lewis
PART II Examining the Causes
Chapter 4 The Impact of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics on Children and Adolescents 69
Cass Dykeman
Chapter 5 "Will I Ever Measure Up?" Problems of Self-Esteem 93
Mary H. Guindon and Jessica J. Lane
Chapter 6 Identifying and Preventing Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents 117
Marilyn J. Powell and Colleen R. Logan
Chapter 7 Stress and Trauma: Coping in Today's Society 135
Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon and J. Kelly Coker
PART III Working With Youth at Risk: Prevention and Intervention
Chapter 8 "Who Am I?" Unique Issues for Multiracial Youth 167
Laura R. Haddock and Jeannie Falkner
Chapter 9 The Secret and All-Consuming Obsessions: Eating Disorders 191
Tiffany C. Rush-Wilson, Meredith J. Drew, and Ann M. Ordway
Chapter 10 "I Don't Want to Live": The Adolescent at Risk for Suicidal Behavior 219
David Capuzzi and Douglas R. Gross
Chapter 11 A Future in Jeopardy: Sexuality Issues in Adolescence 255
Melinda Haley and Catherine M. Perusse
Chapter 12 I Am Somebody: Gang Membership 281
Adrian H. Huerta, Edwin Hernandez, and Joey Nuñez Estrada Jr.
Chapter 13 "It Takes a Village": Advocating for Sexual Minority Youth 303
John F. Marszalek III and Colleen R. Logan
Chapter 14 Death in the Classroom: Violence in Schools 323
Heather N. Paessler-Chesterton and Judy Green
Chapter 15 "Escaping Reality": Adolescent Substance Abuse 349
Matthew V. Glowiak
Chapter 16 Nowhere to Turn: The Young Face of Homelessness 337
Melissa A. Stormont and Rebecca B. McCathren
Chapter 17 "Do I Belong Here?" School Dropout 399
Tamara E. Davis and Sylinda G. Banks
Chapter 18 A Nation at Risk: Bullying Among Children and Adolescents 425
Jennifer E. Beebe
Index 447
