Strengths-Based Counseling With At-Risk Youth. ([2006])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Ungar.
• Other Names: Ungar, Michael, 1963-
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1. Surviving and Thriving; The Many Ways Youth Survive; Three Survival Strategies, Three Identities; Power and Self-Definition; Substitution as Intervention; Narrative Interventions; Powerful Alternatives; Chapter 2. Three Identities: Pandas, Chameleons, and Leopards; The Stuck Panda; The Uncertain Chameleon; The Demanding Leopard; Pegs and Holes; Chapter 3. Six Strategies for Nurturing Resilience; Overview of the Six Strategies; Paths to Resilience: Conventional and Unconventional; Strategy 1: Hear Their Truth; Chapter 4. From Truth to Action: Implementing Strategies Two Through Five; Strategy 2: Help Youth Look Critically at Their Behavior; Strategy 3: Create Opportunities That Fit With What Youth Say They Need; Strategy 4: Speak In Ways Youth Will Hear and Respect; Strategy 5: Find the Difference That Counts the Most; Chapter 5. The Many Expressions of Youth Resilience; Strategy 6: Substitute Rather Than Suppress; Substitutions for Drug Use; Substitutions for Other At-Risk Behaviors; The Many Expressions of Resilience; Chapter 6. A New Way to Look at Bullying; Bullying as Coping: Jake; Bullying and the Three Identities; Providing Opportunities for Adaptation; Substitutions for Bullies; Substitutions for Victims; Chapter 7. Assessing Resilience; The Resilient Youth Strengths Inventory; Evaluating Fairly; Chapter 8. Translating the Results of the Resilient Youth Strengths Inventory; Pandas Shoot; Chameleons Score; Leopards Win; Using Results to Inform Our Efforts; Conclusion: The Need for Change; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.8900835; Youth with social disabilities -- Services for; Problem youth -- Services for
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483362014; 1483362019
• Related ISBNs: 1412928192; 1412928206
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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