Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.740973
EAN num: 9780534345808
ISBN number: 0534345808
Label: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 381
Printing Date: July 14, 1997
Publishing house: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Sale Popularity Level: 218591
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing Company
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This timely book addresses one of the biggest single problems facing society yesterday -- at-risk behavior in one quarter of our nation's youth -- and provides strategies for prevention and treatment that can be implemented in the schools, in the homes, and by helping professionals in a variety of settings. Whether the term 'at-risk' connotes a local school district's problems with child and adolescent suicide and school dropouts, the correction system's concerns about juvenile delinquency, or the health system?s concerns with teen pregnancy, child abuse, and AIDs, the individuals labeled at-risk need the ongoing help of professionals -- and this book can set the stage.
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The McWhirter's book provides a nice introduction to workingwith at-risk youth. This book is undoubtedly marked towardsundergraduate students and as a result the authors do a few things that are a bt too "cute" for my taste--like using their poetry and sayings at the beginning each chapter and using a tree metaphor to talk about at-risk behavior. Also, I did not find the case studies particularly relevant but are probably fine for students with limited experience workings with this population. None of this though detracts from an otherwise wonderful book. The authors do a nice job of addressing topics like risky sexual behavior, violence, and suicide and a good series of chapters on intervention. Having said this, though, I think this is a very nice book, enjoyed reading it, and will recommend it to others who want a overview of at-risk youth. END
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