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Mental health professionals who work with adolescents and their families, including clinical and counseling psychologists, clinical social workers, family therapists, school psychologists, and psychiatrists. Also of interest to staff in residential treatment facilities and juvenile detention centers. May serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses in clinical work with adolescents and families.
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Offering a fresh perspective on treatment, this book presents an overarching framework and many specific strategies for working with violent youth and their families. The authors shed light on the complex interplay of individual, family, community, and societal forces that lead some adolescents to hurt others or themselves. Effective ways to address each of these factors in clinical and school settings are discussed and illustrated with evocative case material. The book provides essential guidance on connecting with aggressive teens and their parents and managing difficult situations that are likely to arise. The strengths-based interventions presented are applicable to a broad range of high-risk behaviors, from bullying and assault to substance abuse, self-mutilation, and suicidality.
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