Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from September 2007

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from September 2007

Attachment and transformation: a positive bias.(from the editors)
September 22, 2007... It has been said that programs don't change people, only people do. This is certainly true of troubled children. Both resilience research and neuroscience verify that secure bonds with adults build the capacity for emotional control and...

Transformation education-revisiting the therapeutic milieu to harness the power of culture.
September 22, 2007... Effective educational and youth-serving organizations are able to harness the power of culture to create more effective milieus for education and treatment. Transformation Education is a vehicle for achieving this end. This strength-based,...

The neuroscience of leadership.(brain and behavior)(Reprint)
September 22, 2007... Success in any organization may depend on changing the behavior of stakeholders to meet new challenges. But humans have brains designed to register change as threat, and thus they often cling to old habits and mindsets. Recent breakthroughs in...

The conflict resolution connection: increasing school attachment in cooperative classroom communities.
September 22, 2007... Although conflict resolution education programs are usually designed to help resolve crises and reduce school disruption, the power of these programs extends far beyond the original purpose of reacting to violence. This article highlights the...

Making good choices: how autonomy support influences the behavior change and motivation of troubled and troubling youth.(re-education in action)
September 22, 2007... Autonomy is a basic human need having influence on motivation. Facilitating student autonomy is an essential ingredient of effective programs for maximizing internalized change and increasing motivation in troubled and troubling youth. ...

Letting in the sun: native youth transform their school with murals.(voices of youth)
September 22, 2007... From a visual perspective, many disadvantaged students are assigned to schools that are dark, shabby and lifeless--more like a factory or fortress than a place for learning. Equally lifeless is the standard test-driven curriculum which utterly...

Song of the Sky Loom.(Poem)
September 22, 2007... Song of the Sky Loom O our Mother, the earth, O our Father the sky, Your children are we with tired backs we bring you the gifts you love. May the warp be the white light of morning May the weft be the red...

The way Robert sees it.(life space crisis intervention)(resident in a residential treatment program)
September 22, 2007... Many troubled youth distort the motives of helping adults and assume hostility where none exists. This world view makes sense to them based on prior experiences. The Reality Rub interview gently challenges this self-defeating pattern of...

Gone but not forgotten: children's experiences with attachment, separation, and loss.
September 22, 2007... Attachment, separation, and loss are critical life events for many young children. This article discusses prevalent factors of separation and loss and their potential harmful effects on development. Also, books and resources geared for children...

Graduating Class: Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education.(reclaiming youth library)
September 22, 2007... As Ira Harkavy (2006) has articulately argued, a central mission of colleges and universities should be service to surrounding communities. An essential element of community service ought to be the recruitment and retention of students from...

Celebrating courage in the learning organization.(response ability pathways)
September 22, 2007... This article describes how an alternative school integrates the Circle of Courage model with Peter Senge's management philosophy as articulated in his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. **********...

Transformation through staff development.(crisis prevention briefs)
September 22, 2007... Building positive bonds with youth is challenging even in the best of circumstances. This article explores how an organizational commitment to staff training can stimulate transformation in thinking and interacting to strengthen bonds with...