Main description:

Youth Comprehensive Risk Assessment: A Clinically Tested Approach for Helping Professionals presents a complete youth risk assessment and treatment program based on Dr. Ken Coll's 20 plus years of research on assessing and treating at-risk youth. In this book, helping professionals will find not only a wide range of succinct and easy-to-use assessments, but also proven helpful, highly specific approaches and treatment strategies. Case studies and intervention techniques show professionals-from therapists and social workers to teachers and nurses-how they can help struggling youth find motivation to work on their concerns. This book also offers professionals a menu of assessment surveys and action strategies so that they can develop a plan that best fits the needs of particular youth and their families.

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction I: The Components 1. Risk, Resiliency and Asset Building 2. Psychosocial Development 3. Family Engagement 4. Common Behavioral Issues and their manifestations II: Trajectory and Maturation 5. The YCRA: Putting it all together III: Contextual Issues 6. Motivation and Readiness for Change 7. Diversity Issues 8. Psychotropic Medications 9. Helping the Helpers