At Risk Youth
- ISBN-10
- 0840028598
- ISBN-13
- 9780840028594
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-15
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Authors
- J. Jeffries McWhirter, Benedict T. McWhirter, Ellen Hawley McWhirter
Description
This text provides the conceptual and practical information on key issues and problems that students need to prepare effectively for work with at-risk youth. The authors describe and discuss the latest prevention and intervention techniques that will help future and current professionals perform their jobs successfully and improve the lives of young people at risk. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
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