Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/y27Otv Working with Adolescents A Guide for Practitioners By: Julie Anne Laser; Nicole Nicotera Publisher: The Guilford Press Print ISBN: 9781609180355, 1609180356 eText ISBN: 9781609189525, 1609189523 Pages: 311 Copyright year: 2011 Format: PDF Available from $ 46.00 USD SKU 9781609189525 A state-of-the-art practitioner resource and course text, this book provides a comprehensive view of adolescent development and spells out effective ways to help teens who are having difficulties. The authors illuminate protective and risk factors in the many contexts of adolescents' lives, from individual attributes to family, school, neighborhood, and media influences. An ecological perspective is applied to understanding and addressing specific adolescent challenges, including substance abuse, sexual identity issues, mental health problems, risky sexual behavior, and delinquency. Throughout the book, clear-cut assessment and intervention strategies are illustrated with rich case examples.
