ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|72 pages

The Components

chapter 1|14 pages

Risk, Resiliency, and Asset Building

chapter 2|16 pages

Psychosocial Development

chapter 3|11 pages

Family Engagement

part II|16 pages

Trajectory and Maturation

chapter 5|14 pages

The YCRA

Putting It All Together

part III|52 pages

Contextual Issues

chapter 6|10 pages

Motivation and Readiness for Change

chapter 7|15 pages

Diversity Issues

chapter 8|16 pages

Psychotropic Medications

chapter 9|9 pages

Helping the Helpers