Nurturing future generations : promoting resilience in children and adolescents through social, emotional, and cognitive skills /
Rosemary A. Thompson
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Routledge, 2006
- x, 532 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-508) and index.
Social, emotional, and cognitive deficits from a developmental perspective -- The quest for resilient youth -- Psychoeducational groups in schools, communities, and institutional settings -- Alcohol and other drug abuse -- Unintended pregnancy and high-risk sexual activity -- Loss, depression, suicide, and self-injury -- Violence, delinquency, gangs, and bullying behavior -- Alienation, underachievement, and dropping out -- Isolation, victimization, and abuse of children and adolescents -- Sexual minority youth (formerly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth (GLBT)) -- Empowering youth, families, schools, and communities