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At-risk youth : a comprehensive response : for counselors, teachers, psychologists, and human service professionals
- Title
- At-risk youth : a comprehensive response : for counselors, teachers, psychologists, and human service professionals / J. Jeffries McWhirter [and others].
- Publication
- Pacific Grove, CA : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., [1998], ©1998.
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- Additional Authors
- McWhirter, J. Jeffries.
- Description
- xviii, 363 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-349) and indexes.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0534345808 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 97021569
- OCLC
- 37004442
- ocm37004442
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries