Working With Challenging Youth - Seven Guiding Principles

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 Youth builds 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.

List of contents

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 Are-Individually, 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

About the author

Brent Richardson, EdD, is a licensed professional clinical counselor and chair of the counseling department at Xavier University.

Summary

As in the first edition, the new Working with Challenging Youth builds 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?"

Product details

• Authors: Brent Richardson, Brent (Xavier University Richardson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138886445
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88644-5
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Health & personal development, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Education: care & counselling of students, Counselling and care of students, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services