Working with Challenging Youth

Seven Guiding Principles

Brent Richardson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781138886452
• eBook ISBN: 9781317502180
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

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.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Working with Challenging Youth
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Challenging Youth
• Chapter 2 Lessons Learned: Promoting Self-Awareness to Enhance Therapeutic Relationships
• Chapter 3 Lessons Learned: Meeting Youth Where They Are—Individually, Developmentally, and Culturally
• Chapter 4 Lessons Learned: Finding a Healthy Balance Between Support and Challenge
• Chapter 5 Lessons Learned: Framing Problems and Solutions in More Creative, Constructive, and Caring Ways
• Chapter 6 Lessons Learned: Viewing Youth and Families Through A Skill Development Lens
• Chapter 7 Lessons Learned: Valuing Systemic, Collaborative, and Preventive Approaches
• Chapter 8 Revisiting the Seven Principles
• Index
• About the Author