Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from January 2007

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from January 2007

From peer deviance to peer helping.(Discussion)
January 1, 2007... These contributions are from a research symposium on peer group treatment at Starr Commonwealth, a Michigan program for troubled youth. Psychologist James Longhurst and delinquency researcher Joan McCord dialogued with real "experts" on peer...

Positive Peer Culture: antidote to "peer deviance training".(from the editors)(Editorial)
January 1, 2007... It is unreasonable to expect that a group of youth with behavioral problems will somehow generate prosocial values and group norms by interacting with one another. --Scott Henggeler (1) The essential question was whether programs of...

Roots of Positive Peer Culture: Harry Vorrath--the man and the myth.(Reprint)
January 1, 2007... Harry Vorrath is widely recognized as the founder of Positive Peer Culture (PPC) which seeks to reverse the adversarial climates common in programs for troubled youth. In contrast to adult-imposed behavior modification, PPC enlists challenging...

Hip Hop is now: an evolving youth culture.
January 1, 2007... Emerging from Rap music, Hip Hop has become a lifestyle to many modern youth around the world. Embodying both creativity and controversy, Hip Hop mirrors the values, violence, and hypocrisy of modern culture. The authors dispel some of the...

Restorative community service: earning redemption, gaining skills, and proving worth.
January 1, 2007... A prominent leader in the movement towards restorative approaches in juvenile justice presents cutting-edge practices for community service. Such programs balance community safety, accountability for behavior, and development of the competency...

Supporting peers lives and solving hassles: the SPLASH program.
January 1, 2007... A social worker and a psychologist, working with troubled youth in a day treatment setting, describe unique ways to use the concepts of Positive Peer Culture (PPC) to facilitate groups from the elementary to high school levels. The authors have...

Engaging youth with the power of listening.
January 1, 2007... Adults who are skilled in Empathic Listening are able to remove the barriers that often position elders and youth in opposing camps. The five components of Empathic Listening in the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention[R] program are highlighted. ...

I can't hold it in forever: connecting with a youth in pain.
January 1, 2007... Much troubled behavior results as youth "import" problems that originate in the family or community, thus displacing conflicts on neutral parties. Such outside stressors can overwhelm a youth and contaminate relationships with well-meaning...

Together, not alone: Positive Peer Culture in a German school.
January 1, 2007... The many sea-changes in German culture have given rise to a growing population of children and youth at risk. This article describes the creation of a Positive Peer Culture in a special school for students with emotional and behavioural...

Replacing coercive power with relationship power.
January 1, 2007... A long-established agency for troubled children was following a philosophy based on behavioral control and treatment of pathology. As staff examined their beliefs about the process of change, the climate evolved from enforcing behavior control...

Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers.
January 1, 2007... When my children were born, I knew eventually there would be times when they wouldn't want to talk to me. I realized I needed to introduce them to strong, caring adults. Because if my children didn't want to talk to me, they could go to those...