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Youth at Risk: A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents, Seventh Edition
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Capuzzi, David, Ed.; Gross, Douglas R., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2019
This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, School Counseling, Youth, Prevention
Male and Female Patterns in the Discovery of Sexuality During Adolescence.
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Zani, Bruna – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Obtained data from 603 questionnaires and 60 interviews from male and female Italian adolescents on awareness of physical maturation, heterosexual relationships, motivation for early sexual experiences, and effects on personal identity. Found significant differences concerning sex and level of schooling with regard to elaboration of one's…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping, Educational Attainment
Sexual Orientation and Developmental Challenges Experienced by Gay and Lesbian Youth.
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Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Fernandez, M. Isabel – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
Discusses impact of defining homosexual orientation on development and identity formation of youths who "come out" during adolescence. Four dimensions are presented: recognizing oneself as lesbian or gay, exploring sexual orientation through the gay and lesbian community, disclosing sexual orientation to others, and becoming more comfortable with…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescents Who Sexually Offend and Their Families: Individual and Family Applications in a Collaborative Outpatient Program
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Kolko, David J.; Noel, Colleen; Thomas, Gretchen; Torres, Eunice – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2004
This article describes an outpatient treatment program for adolescent sexual abusers that was established by a mental health agency in collaboration with a specialized probation program in the juvenile court. Individualized treatment is based on a comprehensive clinical assessment with the youth and guardian, for which examples are provided. Given…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Sexual Abuse, Juvenile Courts, Mental Health
Childhood and Youth in Germany and the Netherlands: Transitions and Coping Strategies of Adolescents.
du Bois-Reymond, Manuela, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This book examines how young people in Germany and the Netherlands grow into adults in their society and how they cope with the accompanying experiences and changes. The 14 chapters of the book are: (1) "The Modernization of the Youth Phase. Educational, Professional and Family Careers of Dutch Youth in the Nineties" (Els Peters); (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Health
School Talk: Gender and Adolescent Culture.
Eder, Donna; And Others – 1995
This book reports the findings of a study of adolescent culture and language in eighth graders. The books consists of ten chapters including discussions of the following topics: (1) "Remember When?" a theoretical framework; (2) "Gender, Talk, and School Culture," an interpretive and a dialectic approach to the study of gender, talk, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping