Working with Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners

by Nicole Nicotera and Julie Anne Laser

Book Overview

A state-of-the-art practitioner resource and course text, this book provides a comprehensive view of adolescent development and spells out effective ways to help teens who are having difficulties. The authors illuminate protective and risk factors in the many contexts of adolescents' lives, from individual attributes to family, school, neighborhood, and media influences. An ecological perspective is applied to understanding and addressing specific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609180356
• ISBN13: 9781609180355
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary