Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from March 2008

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from March 2008

The journal at 65.(from the editor)(Editorial)
March 22, 2008... With this publication, RECLAIMING Children and Youth marks its 65th quarterly issue. The journal was founded in 1992 by Nicholas J. Long and Larry K. Brendtro. The charter issue plunged into real-world problems with the theme, Gangs, Guns, and...

Respectful alliances: many traditional approaches to challenging youth only manage surface behavior or administer superficial interventions. Positive Peer Culture sets a goal of transforming the culture and climate of the school so that youth and adults work together in a respectful alliance. Seven core components in this process are outlined.(from the editor)
March 22, 2008... Fifty years ago, Weeks (1958) reported on the results of a comparison of 229 boys who had participated in the Guided Group Interaction (GGI) program at Highfields in New Jersey with 119 boys committed to a traditional state reformatory. He...

Don't let me give up": Woodland Hills Youth.(voices of youth)
March 22, 2008... Residents at Woodland Hills in Duluth, Minnesota, were asked for their perspective on what constitutes respectful alliances between adults and youth. These youth have experienced many broken relationships and are in treatment to heal their...

Becoming someone so much stronger: a high school girl faces the most distressing news of her life.(voices of youth)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There was nothing about the way the day looked that suggested anything would happen. There was no wind blowing in a different direction than usual. There was no freak snowstorm. There was no flood or...

It starts with us: confronting a climate of violence in our schools and communities, we often try to solve new problems with old methods and mindsets. Successful approaches go beyond zero tolerance to transform the cultures of disrespect.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Almost 50 years ago, one of the deadliest acts of school violence took place in Chicago. A student with severe disruptions in his relationships at home and school, set fire to a parochial school where 95 people died...

Heroism.(re-ed in action)
March 22, 2008... Youth referred by courts to a therapeutic wilderness camping program are enlisted in inspiring service projects including coaching handicapped children in sports and completing ecological reclamation projects. These youth, whose lives have been...

Double struggle it's not just about you: in working with young people, one's own reaction to the youth is as important as focusing on one's reaction to other adults in the system who are involved with the youth.(life space crisis intervention)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The LSCI "double struggle" is defined as the adult taking the youth's acting-out behavior personally and reacting emotionally. Drs. Long and Kelley (1994) further explain the "double struggle" as staff responses in...

Storying their lives II: this is the final of two articles describing how students at risk, teachers, and elders are using stories and other forms of written and oral expression to connect across generations. The goal of these activities is to foster belonging, creativity, competence, and self-expression.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Favorites & Choices Choice. How much choice do students have who struggle in school or who have been labeled and placed in special programs? If prescribed curricula are any indication, then students have little...

Drumming for life: troubled children and youth who have limited cognitive skills may not respond well to traditional talk-based interventions. Australian Aboriginal youngsters are involved in drumming to foster belonging and communication skills.(reclaiming worldwide)
March 22, 2008... An Australian therapy approach using hand drums is making its presence felt in the area of mental health, particularly with young people from indigenous communities. The program DRUMBEAT was developed by Holyoake, a leading drug and alcohol...

Altering the future: solutions to problem saturated stories.
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A key developmental task of adolescence is to learn to manage emotions in socially appropriate ways. Some traumatized youth have great difficulty responding to complex, confusing emotions and get bogged down in...

The historic role of residential group care: although various policy reviews at the state and federal levels have raised important questions about how to support children and families, residential programs continue to be critical to a continuum of care, achieving safety, well-being, and permanency goals with a strong focus on family reunification.
March 22, 2008... The Residential Care Consortium is a national organization of highly dedicated, multi-service youth agencies with deep roots and long histories in their communities, having served upwards of 100,000 youth over the last two hundred years. The...

Building Emotional Intelligence.(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Building Emotional Intelligence By Linda Lantieri [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though much has been written about emotional intelligence in the decade-plus since Goleman wrote about the concept, few truly useful materials have been...

Resilience Revolution.(Recommended Reading)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Resilience Revolution focuses on giving at-risk youth the most important factor in their success: a positive adult connection. This positive connection helps youth build resilience, the ability to persevere through and recover from adversity....

Troubled Children and Youth.(Recommended Reading)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Authors Larry Brendtro and Mary Shahbazian draw on decades of experience for developing education and treatment programs for kids in conflict. This is the latest statement of the strength-based approach which recasts problems into opportunities...

Reclaiming Youth at Risk.(Featured Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This updated edition of the classic draws on early youth-work pioneers, Native tribal wisdom, and youth development research and outlines the four essential elements every child needs in order to flourish and thrive:...

Managing Passive-Agressive Behavior.(Featured Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is the first comprehensive, insightful, and realistic description about how to manage passive aggressive students in the school and family. Written by Nicholas J. Long and Jody E. Long, this is a breakthrough...

Positive Behavior Facilitation.(Featured Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... This book challenges traditional models of discipline and control by providing school staff and adults who work with youth with new ways of supporting and encouraging youth to meet their needs with self-supporting rather than self-defeating...

Life Space Crisis Intervention.(Featured Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2008... Life Space Crisis Intervention is about talking with children and youth who are in crisis. It requires no props or equipment, only a skilled and understanding adult. This book teaches verbal strategies that are essential for crisis management....

Breaking the trust barrier: with troubled students.(voices of pioneers)
March 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Nicholas Long has served for sixteen years as founding co-editor of this journal. The current issue marks his transition to a well-deserved retirement. In his new role as "editor emeritus," we will ask him to...