Clinical interventions with gang adolescents and their families

Description:

This volume is bold and revolutionary, a clinically oriented primer for clinicians and others interested in the mental health functioning of gang youths and their families. Providing a well-integrated mixture of theory, clinical axioms, and practical ideas, the book offers invaluable information to clinicians, researchers, and program planners working with gang-affiliated adolescents. Standard psychotherapeutic and assessment procedures are discussed in terms of their specific use with gang members. The oft-made assumption that a gang member's life is one continuous state of antisocial and violent behavior is abandoned in favor of a developmental orientation that considers pregang functioning as well as the transformation that occurs as a result of joining the gang.

subjects: Gang members,  Mental health,  Psychology,  Juvenile delinquency,  Mental health services,  Family relationships,  Rehabilitation,  Prevention,  Gangs,  Counseling,  Operant behavior,  Adolescent psychology,  Medical care,  Nuclear families,  Families,  Social problems,  Health,  Social psychology,  Sociology,  National health services,  Social sciences,  Delivery of Health Care,  Adolescent,  Family,  Age Groups,  Psychological Phenomena and Processes,  Behavioral Disciplines and Activities,  Health Services,  Persons,  Psychiatry and Psychology,  Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services,  Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms,  Population Characteristics,  Named Groups,  Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena,  Prevention & control,  Nuclear Family,  State Medicine,  Gangsters,  Santé mentale,  Délinquance juvénile,  Prévention,  Services de santé mentale,  Psychologie,  Relations familiales,  Prestation de soins,  Familles,  Problèmes sociaux,  Santé,  Psychologie sociale,  Sociologie,  Services de santé,  Sciences sociales,  Adolescents,  Social issues,  Jeugdbenden,  Jeugdcriminaliteit,  Preventie,  Jeugdhulpverlening,  Gezinsbegeleiding,  Medicine,  Health & Biological Sciences,  Pediatrics,  General