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Working with Distressed Young People
Bob Harris
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Description for Working with Distressed Young People
Paperback. This book is an essential guide for those who want to understand and work with troubled young people. Series: Empowering Youth and Community Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Anyone working in the caring professions and education who wishes to understand the causes of difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour in young people and to find out how to change it, will find this book useful.
Anyone working in the caring professions and education who wishes to understand the causes of difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour in young people and to find out how to change it, will find this book useful.
It shows how distress and disturbance is created in young people, causing their behaviour to become difficult and problematic not only to adults but also to themselves and to wider society. Using the latest evidence-based theories, the reader will learn how to detect and diagnose problems and work out strategies for helping young people in distress.
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Empowering Youth and Community Work Practiceylm Series
Condition
New
Weight
284g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844452057
SKU
V9781844452057
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Bob Harris
Bob Harris is a qualified psychotherapist, youth and community worker and teacher. He was a Principal Psychotherapist in the NHS for many years and currently works as a Clinical Consultant to the Priory Group, the Drug and Alcohol Foundation, and at a large GPs surgery. For several years he headed a project working with disaffected, often homeless ... Read more
Reviews for Working with Distressed Young People
"Skilfully informed by a blend of youth work and therapeutic professional experience and expertise...this book rises to the task as a solid and practical guide to working with the troubles of adolescence." (Chief Executive, Central London Connexions)