Working with Challenging Youth
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-behavioural 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 specialised, evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and multisystemic therapy. This book also offers seven guiding principles and 50 specific lessons to help bridge the gap between helping professionals and youth.
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-behavioural 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 specialised, evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and multisystemic therapy. This book also offers seven guiding principles and 50 specific lessons to help bridge the gap between helping professionals and youth.
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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-behavioural 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 specialised, evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and multisystemic therapy. This book also offers seven guiding principles and 50 specific lessons to help bridge the gap between helping professionals and youth.
