Teens in Crisis
«An unblinking look at the government programs, schools and private services that have burgeoned in the last 30 years to help teenagers. -- Ron Pitt Providence Journal»
In recent years a dizzying array of programs has emerged to meet the needs of struggling teens and their families-wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, alternative schools, mentoring and court diversion programs, independent living programs, and myriad day treatment and partial hospitalization services. Les mer
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The authors candidly discuss a number of troubling scandals and tragedies, exposing the tragic consequences of emotionally and physically abusive practices, and recommend a range of empirically sound interventions for the clinical challenges of adolescent depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, oppositional behavior, eating disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The authors conclude with a blueprint for reform and twenty "best practice" principles relating to harm prevention, program-based discipline, industry regulation, quality assurance, parental involvement, staff education, and after-care services.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231144629
- Utgivelsesår
- 2008
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«An unblinking look at the government programs, schools and private services that have burgeoned in the last 30 years to help teenagers. -- Ron Pitt Providence Journal»