Working with Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners (Hardcover, 2)

I. Theoretical Framework 1. Benefits and Challenges in Clinical Work with Adolescents: An Overview 2. The PushPull of Adolescent Development 3. The Adolescent Brain 4. Resilience in Adolescence II. The Adolescent in Context 5. Internal Assets and Individual Attributes Associated with Healthy Adolescent Outcomes, Nicole Nicotera & Thomas Luster 6. The Family Environment and the Adolescent, Julie Anne Laser & Douglas Davies 7. The School Environment and the Adolescent 8. The Neighborhood Environment and the Adolescent 9. Media Influences and the Adolescent 10. Assessment and Intervention at Each Ecological Level: A Case Illustration, Julie Anne Laser, Nicole Nicotera, Thomas Luster, & Douglas Davies III. Clinical Interventions to Support Adolescents 11. Trauma from an Ecological Perspective 12. Substance Use and Dependence 13. Working with Queer Youth 14. Mental Health Issues in Adolescence: Anxiety and Depression 15. Suicidal Thoughts and Related Behaviors, Stacey Freedenthal 16. Sexually Active Teens, Rebecca Bolden, Shannon Sainer, & Julie Anne Laser 17. Juvenile Justice Involved Youth 18. The Joys of Working with Adolescents References Index