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Teen Violence: A Global View. A World View of Social Issues.
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Summers, Randal W., Ed. – 2001
Teen violence in 14 countries is examined to provide greater understanding of teen violence in the United States. An introduction provides an overview of similarities and differences in teen violence in the selected localities. Each chapter begins with a profile of the country and an overview of the impact of the problem, including basic policies,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children
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Malchiodi, Cathy A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Rich with case material and artwork samples, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Contributors include experienced practitioners of play, art, music, movement and drama therapies, bibliotherapy, and integrative therapies, who describe step-by-step…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Grief, Play Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Suicide Intervention in the Schools. The Guilford School Practitioners Series.
Poland, Scott – 1989
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. The rate has increased by 300% since the 1950s. By establishing a comprehensive, well-organized crisis intervention program, schools can do a great deal to prevent teenage suicide, and to help the school community survive if a tragedy cannot be averted. This book provides professionals…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Legal Responsibility, Prevention
Children and Disasters. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology Series.
Saylor, Conway F., Ed. – 1993
Few images are as compelling as a child who has become the victim of a manmade or natural disaster. This book is designed to draw together data, theory, and observation that address children's psychological response to disaster. Characterized by its diversity in scope, nature, and quality, some of the material comes in the form of observations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Counseling, Crisis Intervention
School Counseling Renewal: Strategies for the Twenty-first Century.
Thompson, Rosemary – 1992
This book supports the notion of the counselor as a professional who demonstrates an intellectual comprehension of the guidance and counseling mission. The renaissance counselor is defined as someone who charts a course that incorporates personal and professional development, and inspires direction, accountability, and responsiveness to students,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Consultants
Suicide Prevention in the Schools: Guidelines for Middle and High School Settings.
Capuzzi, David – 1994
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents. Between 1981 and 1989, 7% of all those who suicide were children and adolescents aged five to 19 and during that time 16,585 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 committed suicide. Written for counselors and middle and high school personnel, this book examines the dynamics of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Health Promotion, High School Students
Handbook of Diversity in Parent Education: The Changing Faces of Parenting and Parent Education.
Fine, Marvin J., Ed.; Lee, Steven W., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers identifies programs designed to educate and meet the needs of diverse parents. The 16 papers are: (1) "American Families in the 1990s and Beyond" (Dennis H. Karpowitz); (2) "Gender Issues in Parenting: Parenting Teenage Girls" (Lauren Ayers); (3) "Teaching about Sexual Diversity: A New Frontier…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Brain, Child Rearing
Today's Children. Creating a Future for a Generation in Crisis.
Hamburg, David A. – 1994
This book argues that many U.S. children are at risk because of poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, poor health, illiteracy, racial prejudice, and the eruption of unprecedented levels of violence both in inner cities and across the country. It provides a comprehensive overview of the crises young children and adolescents face and the decisions that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Child Development
Performance Breakthroughs for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities or ADD: How To Help Students Succeed in the Regular Education Classroom.
Markel, Geraldine; Greenbaum, Judith – 1996
This book presents an integrative model that teachers at the middle school and high school levels can use to encourage performance breakthroughs for students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. Chapter 1 sets the stage by describing how learning difficulties, attention problems, and adolescence challenge students, and gives…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Crisis Counseling for a Quality School Community: Applying William Glasser's Choice Therapy.
Palmatier, Larry L., Ed. – 1998
This book draws upon William Glasser's choice theory, which categorically rejects external control psychology. Part I, "Seeing Crises in a Context," includes: (1) "Managing for Quality in the Schools" (W. Glasser); (2) "Reality Therapy and Choice Theory: Making Personal Choices for a Change" (L. L. Palmatier); (3)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children