School‐based health centers (SBHCs) provide physical and mental health services on
school campuses to improve student health status, and thereby potentially facilitate student …

This chapter describes positive youth development (PYD) as an emerging arena of applied
developmental science. We show how PYD is both rooted in the theoretical traditions of …

Longitudinal studies have shown that children with complex trauma (ie, exposure to multiple
or repeated traumatic events of an interpersonal nature) have poorer cognitive outcomes …

Advances in our understanding of adaptation are rooted in the seminal work of Garmezy,
Rutter, Werner, and others who “discovered” a not inconsiderable proportion of children …

" Brian Matthews brings intellectual rigour as well as passionate commitment to the
important tasks of appreciating the role that emotional literacy can play in a refreshing …

Field, as the “signature pedagogy,” is the heart of social work education. However, field
education has encountered challenges both in academia and in agencies that serve as field …

Foster youth encounter numerous challenges before reaching adulthood, with lingering
impacts in many aspects of their lives once they leave state care: academic, employment …

This book provides school administrators, school-based mental health professionals, and
other educational professionals with the framework and tools needed to establish a …

The mission of this forty-eight chapter Handbook is to provide a comprehensive reference
source that integrates counseling theory, research and practice into one volume. It is …

This paper examines the role that community-based arts programs play in empowering
marginalized youths to become agents of community change. A positive youth development …