Working with Challenging Youth Seven Guiding Principles [Hardcover]

Working with Challenging Youth, Second Edition is a practical, reader-friendly guide through the pitfalls and problems that arise when working with at-risk youth. As in the first edition, the new Working with Challenging Youthbuilds on a solid theoretical base in reality therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, systems theory, and humanistic philosophy to answer the question What distinguishes the really effective professionals from the rest? This second edition includes new sections on specialized, evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and multisystemic therapy. This book also offers 7 guiding principles and 50 specific lessons to help bridge the gap between helping professionals and youth.

Preface  Acknowledgments  1. An Introduction to Challenging Youth   2. Lessons Learned: Promoting Self-Awareness to Enhance Therapeutic Relationships  Lesson   3. Lessons Learned: Meeting Youth Where They AreIndividually, Developmentally, and Culturally  Lesson   4. Lessons Learned: Finding a Healthy Balance Between Support and Challenge  5. Lessons Learned: Framing Problems and Solutions in More Creative, Constructive, and Caring Ways   6. Lessons Learned: Viewing Youth and Families Through A Skill Development Lens  7. Lessons Learned: Valuing Systematic, Collaborative, and Preventive Approaches   8. Revisiting the Seven Principles  Index  About the Author

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