Working with Troubled Youth in Schools : A Guide for All School Staff

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- I Conceptual Foundations For Work With Troubled Youth -- 1 Making The Circle Large: Enacting Intentional Efforts At Personal- Social Development Through Schooling -- 2 Academic And Behavioral Support For Troubled Youth: Time For The Twain To Meet -- 3 Reaching Potentially Violent Youth In Schools: A Guide To Collaborative Assessment, Alertness, Atmosphere, And Accountability -- 4 The Dynamic Interaction Between Students And The School Environment: An Ecological Approach To Aggression -- 5 Creating Home- School Connections: Opportunities And Barriers -- 6 Using Multiple Perspectives To Construct Schools For Troubled Youth -- Ii Specific Programs For Work With Troubled Youth In Schools -- 7 Student Assistance Programs: Accessing Troubled Students' Worlds -- 8 The Birth And Growth Of A Student Assistance Program: A Case Study -- 9 Educating Troubled Youth In Alternative Settings -- 10 Creating Computerized Communication Linkages With Parents: The Future Is Now -- 11 Bridging The Separation Of Church And School Through The Faith In School Project -- 12 Creating A Character To Promote Good Character In Youth: A Model Program -- Index -- About The Editor And Contributors.