Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from March 2005

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from March 2005

Against the boards: reflecting on my youth.(voices of youth)
March 22, 2005... For but a brief moment in time, I did not need to breathe. My fingers flew across the keyboard, not stopping, caring less about correct spelling and grammar, not concerned in the slightest as to whether or not what I was writing was making...

A new perspective: an evaluation of youth by youth.(voices of youth)
March 22, 2005... "Adults don't listen to me because they don't think I have anything interesting to say," an eleven-year-old boy explained to us during one of the after-school focus groups that took place at Homer (Michigan) Community Schools. However, as part...

Community Harmony Project: real-life integrated creative arts project.(reclaiming youth worldwide)
March 22, 2005... Australian children from an urban area near Sydney used the creative arts to promote harmony among their diverse cultures including sizable immigrant populations from the Middle East, Asia, and other traditions. The project enabled children to...

Antidote to learned helplessness: empowering youth through service.
March 22, 2005... A powerful practical reclaiming strategy for youth at risk is to tap their potential for service to others. This counters a sense of learned helplessness. ********** The term learned helplessness (Seligman, 1975) comes to mind when I...

Helping youth overcome trauma.
March 22, 2005... Drawing on perspectives developed over many years of counseling with troubled youth, the author reflects on three critical elements in the process of trauma recovery. ********** In writing about traumatization, one might think of a...

The importance of taking a strength-based perspective.
March 22, 2005... Why are some people successful with students although others have given up on them? This author believes it is because they have a strength-based focus and an optimistic perspective. These educators move "out of the problem and into the...

Teaching for transformation in today's challenging youth.
March 22, 2005... Transformational change, versus incremental self-improvement, is what is needed for today's most at-risk teens. This article draws upon many of the principles in Scott Larson and Larry Brendtro's newest book The Resilience Revolution. ...

The conflict cycle--it's not just about the kids.(life space crisis intervention)
March 22, 2005... This article applies The Conflict Cycle (Long & Morse, 1996) to adult reactions. It is a starting point for a training and supervision model that focuses on the feelings and reactions that youth with severe emotional and behavioral problems...

"Just because" interventions: engaging hard-to-reach students.
March 22, 2005... The following is a description of a relationship-intensive intervention strategy for students with emotional and behavioral problems. This strategy has been used as a supplement to the point and level system to insure that all kids have...

Transformational change in a treatment organization.
March 22, 2005... Building a shared vision in an organization that serves children is not a simple task. While the leaders may have an end in mind, it is imperative that all stakeholders feel ownership of that end goal. That can only be accomplished if the...

Post-crisis intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.(crisis prevention briefs)
March 22, 2005... When used within a comprehensive positive behavioral support program, the CPI Postvention model can serve as a facilitation tool, guiding staff through functional behavioral assessment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ...

The resilient brain.(research into practice)
March 22, 2005... Brain research opens new frontiers in working with children and youth experiencing conflict in school and community. Blending this knowledge with resilience science offers a roadmap for reclaiming those identified as "at risk." This article...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 22, 2005... Reclaiming youth seminars Black Hills Seminars Life Space Crisis Intervention [LSCI] Spearfish Canyon Lodge Spearfish Canyon June 19-24, 2005 No Disposable Kids [NDK] Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn Rapid City,...