Supporting parents of teenagers : a handbook for professionals / edited by John Coleman and Debi Roker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, John C. (John Christopher), 1940-

Roker, Debi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parent and teenager--United States.

Parent and teenager.

United States.

Adolescent psychology--United States.

Adolescent psychology.

Teenagers--Family relationships--United States.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Family relationships.

Parenting--United States.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Contents:

1 Setting the scene: Parenting and public policy / John Coleman, Debi Roker 7

2 The needs of parents and teenagers / John Coleman 23

3 Supporting black and minority ethnic teenagers and their parents / Leandra Box 35

4 Parenting and youth crime / Clem Henricson 57

5 Working with parents in the youth justice context / Sarah Lindfield, Janice Cusick 77

6 Providing support through telephone helplines / Dorit Braun 107

7 Using the Parent Adviser model to support parents of teenagers / Hilton Davis 123

8 Setting up a parenting teenagers group / Dirk Uitterdijk 147

9 Schools as a context for working with parents: the 'living with teenagers...supporting parents' project / Debi Roker, Helen Richardson 163

10 Professional development in the parenting context / Mary Crowley 181

11 The parenting of teenagers: Present and future / Debi Roker, John Coleman 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853029440

OCLC:

47117299