Bookeditors, Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Sara B. Kinsman.
Summary: Developed for all youth-serving professionals, this book with video component reviews the basic principles of strength-based communication, discusses the sources of worry for teens, offers practical approaches for helping youth understand they can control their reactions and behaviors, and offers strategies to help professionals deescalate tension when stressors lead to crises.
Contents:
How a strength-based approach affects behavioral change
The adolescent world
Friendships and peers
Perfectionism
Grief
Health realization-accessing a higher state of mind no matter what
The role of lifestyle in mental health promotion
Stress management and coping
Minfulness practice for resilience and managing stress and pain
Addressing demoralization: eliciting and reflecting strengths
Motivational interviewing
Helping adolescents own their solutions
Gaining a sense of control-one step at a time
Delivering bad news to adolescents
De-escalation and crisis management when a youth is "acting out."