At Risk Youth,
6th Edition

Part I: AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH: THE ECOLOGY OF PROBLEMS.
1. An Introduction to At-Risk Issues.
2. Environmental/Societal Factors That Contribute to Risk.
Part II: FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, SKILLS.
3. Family Problems of At-Risk Children and Youth.
4. School Issues That Relate to At-Risk Children and Youth.
5. Individual Characteristics of High-Risk and Low-Risk Children and Youth.
Part III: AT-RISK CATEGORIES.
6. School Dropout.
7. Substance Use and Addiction.
8. Risky Sexual Behavior: Teenage Pregnancy and STDs.
9. Youth Violence: Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency, and Youth Gangs.
10. Youth Suicide.
Part IV: PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT APPROACHES.
11. A Prevention/Early Intervention/Treatment Framework and Other Environmental Considerations.
12. Core Components of Programs for Prevention and Early Intervention.
13. Peer Interventions.
14. Family Interventions.

• J. Jeffries McWhirter

  J. Jeffries (Jeff) McWhirter is a professor emeritus in the counseling and counseling psychology programs in the College of Letters and Sciences at Arizona State University, where he continues to teach and supervise masters and PhD students. He holds a diplomate in counseling psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Academy of Counseling Psychology, and the Association of Specialists in Group Work. He has also maintained a small private practice for more than 45 years.

• Benedict T. McWhirter

  Benedict T. McWhirter is a professor of Counseling Psychology and Department Head of the Counseling Psychology and Human Services Department in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17), and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Oregon.

• Ellen Hawley McWhirter

  Ellen Hawley McWhirter is the Ann Swindells Professor of Counseling Psychology and Director of Training for the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17), and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Oregon.

• Anna C. McWhirter

  Anna Cecilia McWhirter has a master's degree in Prevention Science from the University of Oregon. She works as a research assistant in a number of studies focused on at-risk children, young women, and families at the Prevention Science Institute at the University of Oregon and as an office specialist for the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program of Lane County, Oregon. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in School Psychology. The author team is comprised of four family members representing three generations, each of whom brings to the table different experiences and expertise. The lead author, Jeff, is the father of Benedict. Benedict and Ellen are married. Anna Cecilia is the daughter of Benedict and Ellen. Robert McWhirter, author of the legal materials presented in the online resources for this book, is also Jeff's son, and has 30 years of experience as a federal public defender and international consultant, and is an author on the history of the Bill of Rights and Immigration law in the U.S.

• The content has been updated to include new statistics and data about social and behavioral problems. New trends are also presented and described, including the Flipped Classroom, the Student Success Skills program, and Mindfulness approaches, among many others, complementing the host of empirically validated approaches included in earlier editions.

• This edition has expanded coverage on LGBTQI youth, youth with disabilities, and immigrant youth. It also includes attention to youth who are incarcerated and explores the school-to-prison pathway.

• The authors apply a new theory of suicide to young people, and clarify the link to NSSI (non suicide self injury).

• The text presents educational, psychological, and counseling interventions for prevention and treatment of at-risk behaviors, including those appropriate for adolescents, pre-adolescents, and younger children. Most of the chapters have a section on interventions so that students can learn about successful strategies for working with young people at risk. Four case study families are introduced in the first four chapters and revisited throughout the text.

• Part One introduces at-risk issues and describes the ecological factors leading to the problems that children and adolescents face. Because most academic programs preparing human services personnel now include specific and more extensive coursework on ethical and legal issues, the chapter devoted to this content has been dropped from the text, but placed in the Instructors Manual for those who want further reference to legal and ethical issues related to working with youth.

• Part Two contains three chapters focusing on family problems, school issues, and individual characteristics that provide the backdrop for high-risk attitudes and behavior. Chapter 5 is especially relevant because it highlights resilience factors and includes five constructs that separate high risk from low risk young people.

• Part Three discusses five at-risk categories (school dropout, drug/alcohol use, risky sex, violence, youth suicide) in five separate chapters. Effective treatment strategies are described that are particularly relevant for working with young people experiencing each of these categories of problems.

• Part Four contains four chapters that present a complete set of prevention and treatment intervention approaches, including descriptions of school-based, family systems, peer-focused, and community-based prevention programs.

• Comments from students, instructors, and reviewers consistently point to the clarity, precision, and lucidity of writing that make difficult material easy to understand. Conceptually, the authors present the problems of youth in their full social context. They don't blame youth for the problems they experience, but instead articulate a way of thinking about and intervening with young people and their families in a way that deals with the larger social contexts, supports young people, and focuses on youth and adults taking responsibility for making changes when behaviors are problematic.

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