Peter Smyth

Working with High-Risk Youth (eBook, ePUB)

A Relationship-based Practice Framework

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on high-risk youth, whose struggles include neglect, abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, the risk of being exploited, mental health issues, and the inability to self-regulate and trust. While practice has traditionally focused on punishment-consequence interventions, this book explores the experience and research that shows how youth can be better served with relationship-based practice. Setting out a philosophy and framework for harm reduction principles, resiliency and strength-based approaches, community collaboration, and an understanding of early trauma, Smyth provides strategies for engaging and working with the most disconnected, challenging and troubled youth in society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351980883
• Artikelnr.: 48410670

Autorenporträt

Peter Smyth, M.S.W., R.S.W., has been a social worker for over 27 years and is currently with Alberta Human Services, Edmonton Region Child and Youth Services Division, overseeing the High Risk Youth Initiative. From 2005 to 2012, he was the supervisor of the High Risk Youth Initiative. He developed a practice framework and philosophy incorporating non-traditional intervention methods to better meet the needs of this challenging population. Prior to this, he supervised the Inner City Connections partnership between government and inner city agencies. He is a co-founder of the Old Strathcona Youth Society in Edmonton, Alberta, which has served homeless and disadvantaged youth since 1998. He has written about issues confronting youth and provides consultation, training, and workshops on engaging and working with youth and understanding youth through an attachment, trauma, and brain development lens. He is also a part of the committee organizing the Allies for Youth Connections Conference (formerly the High Risk Youth Conference) which takes place every two years in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Peter is a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work, Central and Northern Alberta Region. Peter is married and has four children.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: A Relationship-based Practice Framework
Chapter 2: Where Do High Risk Youth Come From? Part A: The Attachment
Perspective
Chapter 3: Where Do High Risk Youth Come From? Part B: The Neuroscience
Perspective
Chapter 4: Why A Harm Reduction Philosophy is Essential for Working with
High Risk Youth
Chapter 5: Building From Strengths and Promoting Resiliency
Chapter 6: Engaging Community, Engaging Youth
Chapter 7: Getting Connected: The Profound Importance of Relationship
Chapter 8: Broken Spirits: Addictions with High Risk Youth
Chapter 9: Strategies for Engaging and Working With High Risk Youth
Chapter 10: No Room For Error: Boundaries and Ethics and High Risk Youth
Chapter 11: Conclusion: A Reason For Optimism
References
Index