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Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice

Author : Kitty te Riele
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9463001212
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice written by Kitty te Riele and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young people who are considered ‘vulnerable’ or ‘at risk’ are a particular target of various policies, schemes and interventions. But what does vulnerability mean? Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” explores this question in relation to various policy fields that are relevant to young people, as well for how this plays out in practice and how it is experienced by young people themselves. What makes this book unique is that most authors had the opportunity to jointly explore these issues during a two-day workshop, and their chapters are informed by their cross-agency and cross-discipline discussions, making for a nuanced and thoughtful set of contributions. This collection is highly recommended for researchers and research students in the social sciences, as well as professional staff working in youth policy and youth services, in government departments and in NGOs. “Those who are most vulnerable should receive our greatest moral attention. However, the translation of generalised moral principles into effective policy and programs has never been easy. Political interests have invariably intervened, leading to complex debates about how vulnerability should be defined, classified, measured and represented. In recent years, these debates have become further complicated, as nation-states around the world have preached austerity. This timely book suggests that the responsibility for protecting the vulnerable cannot be left to individuals, but demands collective action, through institutions such as education, health and welfare. It examines some of the ways in which public policies and programs represent those who are vulnerable, involving a range of assumptions about the social, economic and political conditions that produce their vulnerabilities.” From the Foreword by Professor Fazal Rizvi

Vulnerable But Invincible

Author : Emmy E. Werner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Vulnerable But Invincible written by Emmy E. Werner and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309170362
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-10-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescents obviously do not always act in ways that serve their own best interests, even as defined by them. Sometimes their perception of their own risks, even of survival to adulthood, is larger than the reality; in other cases, they underestimate the risks of particular actions or behaviors. It is possible, indeed likely, that some adolescents engage in risky behaviors because of a perception of invulnerabilityâ€"the current conventional wisdom of adults' views of adolescent behavior. Others, however, take risks because they feel vulnerable to a point approaching hopelessness. In either case, these perceptions can prompt adolescents to make poor decisions that can put them at risk and leave them vulnerable to physical or psychological harm that may have a negative impact on their long-term health and viability. A small planning group was formed to develop a workshop on reconceptualizing adolescent risk and vulnerability. With funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Workshop on Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability: Setting Priorities took place on March 13, 2001, in Washington, DC. The workshop's goal was to put into perspective the total burden of vulnerability that adolescents face, taking advantage of the growing societal concern for adolescents, the need to set priorities for meeting adolescents' needs, and the opportunity to apply decision-making perspectives to this critical area. This report summarizes the workshop.

Kids Off the Block

Author : Diane Latiker
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493427911
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Kids Off the Block written by Diane Latiker and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What can I do?" That was the question Diane Latiker asked of herself as she watched the teens in her Chicago neighborhood succumb at an alarming rate to gangs and gun violence. Her answer started small, inviting ten kids into her living room to talk about their struggles and dreams. But over the years it grew. With the help of God, her family, and many other people along the way, Diane's Kids Off the Block morphed from a personal crusade to do what she could into a nationally known program that has helped more than 3,000 at-risk Chicago teens. In this powerful, energizing book, she tells her incredible story to men and women who are sick of sitting behind their keyboards watching the world crumble and are ready to do something to make a difference. Through doubt, financial strain, and deep grief over lives lost, Diane has never lost her faith that God called her to this life-transforming work. In these pages she'll show you that God is calling you to do something too. Maybe something that feels small . . . definitely something that will change the world.

Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families

Author : Graham Brotherton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136285644
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families written by Graham Brotherton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential for early intervention to prevent social problems later in life has become the focus of much debate in recent years and finds itself at the centre of contemporary social policy. The meaning of ‘vulnerability’ – one of the key concepts in this drive – is examined in this book, as well as the relationship between vulnerability and the individual, communities and society. This book introduces students to a broad debate around what constitutes vulnerability and related concepts such as risk and resilience, and examines how vulnerability has been conceptualised by policy makers with a clear focus on early intervention. Adopting a case study approach, it opens with chapters examining the concept of vulnerability from sociological, psychological and social policy perspectives before looking at examples around disability, homelessness, leaving care, victims of violence, sexual abuse, prison, the Internet and drug use. Supporting students in engaging with and evaluating the conceptualisation and application of vulnerability in professional practice, this book is suitable for anyone either preparing for or currently working within the children’s workforce, from social work and health care to education and youth work.

Walking Prey

Author : Holly Austin Smith
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1137437693
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Walking Prey written by Holly Austin Smith and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their victims more easily than ever before. In Walking Prey, advocate and former victim Holly Austin Smith shows how middle class suburban communities are fast becoming the new epicenter of sex trafficking in America. Smith speaks from experience: Without consistent positive guidance or engagement, Holly was ripe for exploitation at age fourteen. A chance encounter with an older man led her to run away from home, and she soon found herself on the streets of Atlantic City. Her experience led her, two decades later, to become one of the foremost advocates for trafficking victims. Smith argues that these young women should be treated as victims by law enforcement, but that too often the criminal justice system lacks the resources and training to prevent the vicious cycle of prostitution. This is a clarion call to take a sharp look at one of the most striking human rights abuses, and one that is going on in our own backyard.

Vulnerable Youth

Author : Andy Furlong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Vulnerable Youth written by Andy Furlong and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on patterns of vulnerability among young people in the areas of education, the labour market and leisure. It is argued that vulnerability is increasing and that while there are examples of good practices which help to reduce the vulnerability of certain groups, there is a lack of macro level policies at a European level aimed at reducing extreme vulnerability.The report identifies major risk factors and obstacles to young people's safe passage into autonomous adulthood.

Working with High-Risk Youth

Author : Peter Smyth
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351980890
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Working with High-Risk Youth written by Peter Smyth and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on high-risk youth, whose struggles include neglect, abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, the risk of being exploited, mental health issues, and the inability to self-regulate and trust. While practice has traditionally focused on punishment-consequence interventions, this book explores the experience and research that shows how youth can be better served with relationship-based practice. Setting out a philosophy and framework for harm reduction principles, resiliency and strength-based approaches, community collaboration, and an understanding of early trauma, Smyth provides strategies for engaging and working with the most disconnected, challenging and troubled youth in society.

Integrating Social Services for Vulnerable Groups Bridging Sectors for Better Service Delivery

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264233776
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Integrating Social Services for Vulnerable Groups Bridging Sectors for Better Service Delivery written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All OECD countries have vulnerable populations in need of multiple social service supports. This book looks at how services are integrated, vulnerable groups are defined and populations compare, and at the benefits of integrating services. It identifies good practice and promising common approaches.

Youth Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging

Author : Sharlene Swartz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317979885
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Book Synopsis Youth Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging by : Sharlene Swartz

Download or read book Youth Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging written by Sharlene Swartz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world today, young people are being called upon to develop civic competence and carry the burden of forging a political future in the midst of impoverishment, exclusion and inequality. In societies that have experienced civil war, military occupation, mass immigration of displaced people or social conflict, the conditions under which young people attempt to build their citizenship are not well understood. Youth Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging contributes to the field of youth citizenship studies by purposively exploring the experiences of young adults in the context of the formation of nationhood and global citizenship. It explores, from the perspective of various countries, the role of social context and schooling in creating young citizens. This collection offers a unique opportunity to hear the voices of young people themselves who, as ‘learner citizens’ within educational institutions, poor communities and refugee camps, amongst other settings, expose the tensions between social inclusion and marginalization. The book considers young people’s contemporary social movements, their activism and their sense of belonging. It looks at understandings of national, political and religious identities, youth rights, and various forms of state, community and sexual violence as well as strategic coping strategies, their reinterpretations of civic messages, and the ways in which anger, resistance and disengagement put youth in a difficult position. This book was originally published as a special issue of Comparative Education.

Early Identification of at Risk Youth in Latin America

Author : Wendy Cunningham, Emilie Bagby
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Identification of at Risk Youth in Latin America written by Wendy Cunningham, Emilie Bagby and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A new literature on the nature of and policies for youth in Latin America is emerging, but there is still very little known about who are the most vulnerable young people. This paper aims to characterize the heterogeneity in the youth population and identify ex ante the youth that are at-risk and should be targeted with prevention programs. Using non-parametric methodologies and specialized youth surveys from Mexico and Chile, the authors quantify and characterize the different sub-groups of youth, according to the amount of risk in their lives, and find that approximately 20 percent of 18 to 24 year old Chileans and 40 percent of the same age cohort in Mexico are suffering the consequences of a range of negative behaviors. Another 8 to 20 percent demonstrate factors in their lives that pre-dispose them to becoming at-risk youth - they are the candidates for prevention programs. The analysis finds two observable variables that can be used to identify which children have a higher probability of becoming troubled youth: poverty and residing in rural areas. The analysis also finds that risky behaviors increase with age and differ by gender, thereby highlighting the need for program and policy differentiation along these two demographic dimensions.

Meeting the Transitional Needs of Young Adult Learners

Author : C. Amelia Davis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118944208
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Meeting the Transitional Needs of Young Adult Learners written by C. Amelia Davis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first New Directions volume related to young adult learners since 1984. Then, as now, young adults are an important segment of the adult population but have received scant attention in the adult education literature. Increasingly, youths and young adults are enrolling in adult education programs and in doing so are changing the meaning of adulthood. Given the significant demographic, technological, and cultural shifts during the past 30 years, there is an increasing need for practitioners and program planners to reconsider what constitutes “adult” and “adult education.” An understanding of the changing meaning of adulthood is fundamental to developing programs and policies that will address the needs of younger learners, and we believe it is time for an updated discussion among adult educators and scholars in other disciplines. This sourcebook is designed to reignite the discussion related to meeting the educational needs of young adults along with a timely and interdisciplinary discussion that highlights the transitional needs of young adult learners. This is the 143rd volume of the Jossey Bass series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums.

Vulnerability and Young People

Author : Kate Brown
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447318226
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Vulnerability and Young People written by Kate Brown and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of 'vulnerability' is now a prominent motif in social policy in the UK and beyond, with important implications for those deemed 'vulnerable'. Yet the effects of recalibrating welfare and criminal justice processes on the basis of vulnerability often escape attention. This distinctive book draws together lived experiences of vulnerability with academic and practical applications of the concept, exploring the repercussions of a 'vulnerability zeitgeist' in UK policy and practice. Through a focus on the voices and perspectives of 'vulnerable' young people and the professionals who support them, it questions how far the rise of vulnerability serves the interests of disadvantaged citizens. Illuminating where support shades into more controlling practices, the book is important reading for scholars, students and policy-makers interested in exclusion, precariousness, deviance and youth.

Latin American Economic Outlook 2017 Youth, Skills and Entrepreneurship

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264265007
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Latin American Economic Outlook 2017 Youth, Skills and Entrepreneurship written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2017 edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook explores youth, skills and entrepreneurship. Young Latin Americans embody the region’s promise and perils. They stand at the crossroads of a region whose once promising economy and social progress is now undergoing a slowdown.

School Bullying

Author : Anthony A. Peguero
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030643670
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book School Bullying written by Anthony A. Peguero and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the associated experiences of school bullying and violence among vulnerable and marginalized youth. It discusses the effects of diversity and disparities in youth’s experiences with bullying. Among these are socioeconomic and social status, family cohesion and interactions, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, immigration, religion, and disabilities and special health needs. The book describes the ways in which a social-ecological framework can inform the problem and address school bullying. It addresses not only individual, intrapersonal, and environmental factors of bullying, but also discusses distal level factors and conditions that are specifically relevant to youth (e.g., culture and law). In addition, this volume contextualizes relevant multilevel factors that foster or inhibit bullying victimization among vulnerable and historically marginalized children and adolescents who are faced with cumulative social stratification. Key areas of coverage include: The role of the family (parents and guardians, siblings) – its cohesion and interactions – in school bullying. Race, ethnicity, immigration, and religion and school bullying of marginalized and at-risk youth. Victimization of students with physical, emotional, and learning disorders. Bullying and victimization of vulnerable youth in the court systems. School Bullying is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians and other practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social work and counseling, pediatrics and school nursing, educational policy and politics, and all interrelated disciplines.

HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth

Author : Alejandro Garcia
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317826345
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth written by Alejandro Garcia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth: Prevention Issues and Approaches provides suggestions for support of vulnerable youth who must face chronic disease or death, poverty, drug abuse, and racism, as well as the tribulations that accompany adolescence. Social workers, case managers, psychologists, and nurses who work with HIV-affected and vulnerable youth and their families will find unique recommendations on how to assist these individuals in resisting risky behaviors. This unique collection of research studies expands on the current knowledge while informing us of how much more there is to be learned. This informative book will enlighten you about the children and mothers who are most likely to be affected by the HIV disease, the poor people of color living in substandard housing who are subjected to discrimination and social isolation. The multiple losses experienced by these women and children because of infection, crime, and substance abuse are included in this valuable book but most importantly you will discover how you can alleviate some of the stresses caused by these losses. Through HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth, you will discover multiple ways to successfully help the adolescents in your practice deal with the challenges inherent to HIV, economic hardships, and substance abuse. Comprehensive and intelligent, this important book will help you address the needs of HIV-affected children or families with humanity, sensitivity, and ethnically sensitive interventions. With HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth, you will find unique interventions to help the youth and family in your community by: discovering how facing the mortality of an HIV-infected family member has profound psychological effects on a child or adolescent and how you can help ease this crisis for your clients understanding why many youth who must cope with the eminent death of a family member deal with this crisis by engaging in risky behaviors which may result in HIV infection for themselves realizing that the lack of education about HIV, how it is transmitted, and how to prevent transmission may be part of the problem for high-risk youth learning how some HIV-positive children exhibit stable functioning and resilience in coping with their health, but have difficulties exhibiting the same stability in other aspects of their lives realizing that the social stigma surrounding HIV has not lost its intensity and that this stigma is a part of the everyday reality for HIV-affected children and their families HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth: Prevention Issues and Approaches brings to light the daily heartache and struggles of HIV-affected children and their families. The day-to-day challenges of families and youths due to HIV-infection, crime, substance abuse, and sometimes where and how they live pose problems to the well-being of these individuals and are significant obstacles to mental-health therapy and health care services. This helpful book offers you several intervention techniques in order to improve the lives of HIV-affected individuals and families in your community.

Advances in Risk and Prevention Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464991367
Total Pages : 943 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Risk and Prevention Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-12-26 with total page 943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Risk and Prevention Research and Treatment / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Risk and Prevention. The editors have built Advances in Risk and Prevention Research and Treatment / 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Risk and Prevention in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Advances in Risk and Prevention Research and Treatment / 2012 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.