Working with Challenging Youth Seven Guiding Principles

Working with Challenging Youth, Second Editionis a practical, reader-friendly guide through the pitfalls and problems that arise when working with at-risk youth. As in the first edition, the new Working with Challenging Youth builds on a solid theoretical base in reality therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, systems theory, and humanistic philosophy to answer the question "What distinguishes the really effective professionals from the rest?" This second edition includes new sections on specialized, evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, motivational interviewing, and multisystemic therapy. This book also offers 7 guiding principles and 50 specific lessons to help bridge the gap between helping professionals and youth.

Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to Challenging Youth 2. Lessons Learned: Promoting Self-Awareness to Enhance Therapeutic Relationships Lesson 3. Lessons Learned: Meeting Youth Where They Are—Individually, Developmentally, and Culturally Lesson 4. Lessons Learned: Finding a Healthy Balance Between Support and Challenge 5. Lessons Learned: Framing Problems and Solutions in More Creative, Constructive, and Caring Ways 6.Lessons Learned: Viewing Youth and Families Through A Skill Development Lens 7. Lessons Learned: Valuing Systematic, Collaborative, and Preventive Approaches 8. Revisiting the Seven Principles Index About the Author

Brent Richardson, EdD, is a licensed professional clinical counselor and chair of the counseling department at Xavier University.