Nurturing Future Generations Promoting Resilience in Children and Adolescents Through Social, Emotional and Cognitive Skills

Name: Nurturing Future Generations Promoting Resilience in Children and Adolescents Through Social, Emotional and Cognitive Skills
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ISBN: 9780415950978

ISBN-10: 041595097X

ISBN-13: 9780415950978

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Ed.D. Thompson

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The statistics are pretty grim - young people face an ever increasing tide of poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, suicide, and family dysfunction. Society's response has been slow. Too many young people do not receive consistent, positive, and realistic validation of themselves from those adults on whom they depend.Nurturing Future Generationsgoes beyond the stilted rhetoric on the problems of youth and the dilemma for society by outlining specific treatment intervention and prevention strategies that address the full spectrum of dysfunctional behavior. It introduces structured intervention strategies for school and community collaboration, with an emphasis on remediation and…

Book details

List price: $71.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Rationale and Theoretical Framework



Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Deficits from a Developmental Perspective



The Quest for Resilient Youth



Psychoeducational Groups in Schools, Communities, and Institutional Settings



Manifestations of Behaviors and Related Skills



Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse



Unintended Pregnancy and High-Risk Sexual Activity



Loss, Depression, Suicide, and Self-Injury



Violence, Delinquency, Gangs, and Bullying Behavior



Alienation, Underachievement, and Dropping Out



Isolation, Victimization, and Abuse of Children and Adolescents



Sexual Minority Youth (formerly Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Youth [GLBT])



Creating Positive Relationships through Engagement of All Stakeholders



Empowering Youth, Families, Schools, and Communities


Epilogue


References


Index