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Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from March 2006
A quarterly publication that provides teachers and others involved in education with articles offering strategies and solutions to many issues facing youth today. Studies used tested models to present techniques for positive youth development.
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Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from March 2006
A salute to Reclaiming Children and Youth from the Family and Community Violence Prevention Program.(from the editors)(Editorial)
March 22, 2006... It is with a great sense of pride and honor that we accept the challenge to serve as guest editors of this issue of Reclaiming Children and Youth. Over the years, Reclaiming Children and Youth has built and maintained a very impressive track...
The lost cause.(voices of youth)
March 22, 2006... This account is by a youth who grew up in a culture of unspeakable violence. Shuttled from one abusive environment to another, Joshua spent many years in foster placements, treatment programs, and correctional facilities. Craving to be loved,...
The legacy of "if someone hits you, you better hit back".(Viewpoint essay)
March 22, 2006... Adults condemn violence but teach children to fight back. The message that aggression is legitimate causes grave harm to untold numbers of children and youth in our violent culture. Children are literally losing their lives trying to gain...
Violent video games recruit American youth.
March 22, 2006... An expert on the sociology of video games highlights the power of this medium to popularize violence among children. But few are aware that some of the most technologically potent products are violent war games now being produced at taxpayer...
A father's journey from murder to forgiveness.(Viewpoint essay)
March 22, 2006... After a young boy killed Azim's college-aged son, the author left his career in investment banking to build a powerful program of violence prevention. Azim joined with the grandfather of his son's killer to form the Tariq Khamisa Foundation...
Proven pathways to violence prevention.(voices of pioneers)
March 22, 2006... Drawing on forty years of distinguished service in delinquency prevention, John Calhoun, founder of the National Crime Prevention Council, lays out the essential ingredients for preventing violence. These include strategies for connecting with...
Whole brain learning: the fine arts with students at risk.(brain and behavior)
March 22, 2006... Schools are searching for more effective strategies that will enable all students to thrive and succeed. Evidence indicates that the fine arts can provide a unique avenue for reaching challenging students with principles of brain-based...
Violence prevention through cooperative learning.
March 22, 2006... The author combines principles of cooperative learning where older students at risk of dropping out are recruited to teach violence prevention to younger learners. The secondary students learn problem solving and conflict resolution skills...
Parents and professionals: breaking cycles of blame.(crisis prevention briefs)
March 22, 2006... When interventions with youth are not successful, it is easy to point fingers of blame. Professionals may see parents as uninvolved while parents feel unsupported. Such polarization leads to adversarial relationships that undermine parenting,...
Bringing strength-based philosophy to life in juvenile justice.
March 22, 2006... The strength-based approach is an organizing principle for a family of theories and practice strategies that encourage helping professionals to seek out clients' abilities, resources, and gifts and apply them to current life challenges. Despite...
Conversations with youth in conflict.(life space crisis intervention)(Report)
March 22, 2006... Seventeen children and youth in a treatment program in Belgium were interviewed about their experiences in conflict. They shared their theories of behaviour and perceptions of Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) being employed by staff in...
"How do we get there from here?" Nine stages on the reclaiming journey.
March 22, 2006... Therapeutic change is seldom a neat pathway of progress. In fact, some children may temporarily display more problems as they strive to replace old ways of coping with more adaptive behaviors. This article describes a study of nine stages many...