Helping Teenagers into Adulthood: A Guide for the Next Generation by George R. Holmes

Helping Teenagers into Adulthood: A Guide for the Next Generation

byGeorge R. Holmes

Hardcover | September 1, 1995

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The current generation of adolescents are experiencing more stressful and/or negative experiences at an earlier age in their development than previous generations. The consequence is that more and more teenagers are becoming casualties of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and mental illness. In this book, George R. Holmes provides care-givers and parents with specific tactics to move teenagers successfully through adolescence. The prevention of adolescent casualties is accomplished by the practice of three major prevention strategies. The first provides a clear understanding of the complex changes adolescents experience with what Holmes calls "a map of the territory" called adolescence. The second involves a set of interpersonal prescriptions or ways to communicate with teens that have proven usefulness. The third encourages a renaissance in schools serving teenagers by bringing technology and talent to the classroom in a new way. These strategies are designed to promote greater levels of social competency among teenagers. This, in turn, leads to fewer major emotional problems and a more successful move to adulthood. Holmes's volume is an important tool for counselors, mental health professionals, social workers, and others dealing with today's adolescents.

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Title:Helping Teenagers into Adulthood: A Guide for the Next GenerationFormat:HardcoverDimensions:200 pages, 8.52 × 5.62 × 0.66 inPublished:September 1, 1995Publisher:Praeger Publishers

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ISBN - 10:0275953416

ISBN - 13:9780275953416

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?In this work Holmes provides comprehensive, in-depth discourse on the stages of adolescent development, relating them to psychological and social constructs of the family and to the changing social context of the United States in recent decades. His writing is concise and instructive. This work will serve graduate students and professionals in psychology, medicine, social work, and education who work with adolescents and their parents.??Library Journal