Nurturing future generations : promoting resilience in children and adolescents through social, emotional, and cognitive skills / Rosemary A. Thompson.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-508) and index.
Contents:
Social, emotional, and cognitive deficits from a developmental perspective -- The quest for resilient youth -- Psychoeducational groups in schools, communities, and institutional settings -- Alcohol and other drug abuse -- Unintended pregnancy and high-risk sexual activity -- Loss, depression, suicide, and self-injury -- Violence, delinquency, gangs, and bullying behavior -- Alienation, underachievement, and dropping out -- Isolation, victimization, and abuse of children and adolescents -- Sexual minority youth (formerly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth (GLBT)) -- Empowering youth, families, schools, and communities. Social, emotional, and cognitive deficits from a developmental perspective -- The quest for resilient youth -- Psychoeducational groups in schools, communities, and institutional setting -- Alcohol and other drug abuse -- Unintended pregnancy and high-risk sexual activity -- Loss, depression, suicide, and self-injury -- Violence, delinquency, gangs, and bullying behavior -- Alienation, underachievement, and dropping out of school -- Isolation, victimization, and abuse of children and adolescents -- Gay, lesbian bisexual, transgendered, and queer/questioning youth (GLBTQ) -- Empowering youth, families, schools, and communities.
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