At-risk youth : a comprehensive response : for counselors, teachers, psychologists, and human service professionals / J. Jeffries McWhirter [and others].
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| Language: | English |
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Pacific Grove, CA :
Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.,
[1998]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. At-Risk Children and Youth: The Ecology of Problems
- Ch. 1. An Introduction to At-Risk Issues: The Tree
- Ch. 2. Environmental/Societal Factors That Contribute to Risk
- Ch. 3. Family Problems of At-Risk Children and Youth
- Ch. 4. School Issues That Relate to At-Risk Children and Youth
- Ch. 5. Individual Characteristics of High-Risk and Low-Risk Children and Youth
- Pt. 2. At-Risk Categories
- Ch. 6. School Dropouts
- Ch. 7. Substance Use and Addiction
- Ch. 8. Teenage Pregnancy and Risky Sexual Behavior
- Ch. 9. Delinquency and Problems of Violence
- Ch. 10. Youth Suicide
- Pt. 3. Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Approaches
- Ch. 11. A Prevention/Early Intervention/Treatment Framework and Other Environmental Considerations
- Ch. 12. Core Components of Programs for Prevention and Early Intervention
- Ch. 13. Child and Peer Interventions
- Ch. 14. Family Interventions
- Ch. 15. Educational Interventions
- Ch. 16. Legal Issues
- Appendix A. Child and Youth Development Resources
- Appendix B. Reading List for At-Risk Youth
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index.