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The Role of Normative Development in Adolescent Abuse and Neglect.
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Doueck, Howard J.; And Others – Family Relations, 1988
Describes how intervention for families with abused or neglected adolescents usually focuses on the troubled youth with the abuse or neglect either overlooked or ignored. Argues that a developmental perspective is essential to the understanding and assessment of the family dynamics of adolescent mistreatment, and presents case examples. Offers…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Development
Contextual Factors in Risk and Prevention Research
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Lochman, John E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2004
This paper reviews how cascading levels of contextual influences, starting with family factors and extending to neighborhood and school factors, can affect children's behavioral and emotional development. The ability of contextual factors to trigger or to attenuate children's underlying temperament and biological risk factors is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, High Risk Students, Context Effect, Student Behavior
Primary Prevention in Schools.
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Shaw, Merville C., Ed; Goodyear, Rodney K., Ed. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1984
Presents 11 articles devoted to the application of primary prevention tactics and strategies in elementary and secondary school systems. Describes specific programs and reviews research related to positive student development and the prevention of emotional and learning problems. Discusses the role of counselors, teachers, and other professional…
Descriptors: Child Development Specialists, Children, Consultation Programs, Counselor Role