Interventions in Child and Youth Development Essay

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    School based prevention programs towards youth will be helpful in schools, who have shown, “early yet mild signs of aggression and antisocial behavior, or those who are at risk for developing such problem behaviors” (Molina, Dulmus, & Sowers, 2005). According to the U.S. Surgeon General (2001), using in school prevention programs help reduce the risk factors leading to violence within at risk youth, as well as developing factors that will protect against it. According to Scileppi, Teed, Torres in Prevention, school based prevention programs are important in the undertaking of helping individuals who face the risk of establishing a psychological disorder. The key factor that school prevention program have, they “attempt to reduce prevalence…

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    knowledge of these theoretical frameworks, how can such perspectives assist parents and teachers in preventing ‘at-risk’ youths from offending? Introduction Throughout the years, many criminologists have developed various theories on youth offending in hopes of being able to use their knowledge to prevent offending. Although one of the most influential theories to advance the field of criminology was developed by Terrie Moffit who is an American psychologist. Moffit developed her theory in…

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    would in turn speak to the child’s parents about their child’s development, and depending on the area of development concerned, suggest an assessment by an outside professional. The professional would in turn give the SENCO advice as to how the child should be supported in school in order to encourage development, this may involve the school providing support or it may involve the professional giving direct support. It is important that any needs are identified so that the correct…

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    Professionalism and Human Development and Diversity Theresa Fraser had an interview session with Jessica Stairs, a child, and youth counsellor on the role of CYC /CYW in an educational milleu settings, legislation, and competencies. Theresa has been in the field for about 11years and she had started as a child and youth worker and later got her degree and became a child and youth counsellor. She works in a Toronto District School Board. Theresa talked about professionalism and cultural and human…

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    Youth in Foster Care and Transition to Adulthood Many youth are dependent on their families, receiving financial and emotional support. A youth experiencing foster care does not have the same support network making transition into adulthood challenging. Adolescents in foster care require more intensive monitoring of their health care needs in all aspects. The foster care system in the United States strives to provide care and protect both children and adolescents from their biological family…

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    Billy is experiencing some degree of risk in his life and the number, types, duration, and severity of risks may adversely affect his development. Clearly, a variety of backgrounds may lead to Billy delinquent behavior, and several risk factors are associated with the delinquent behavior, such as child abuse, the home or family environment(foster care), the school setting, the neighborhood or larger community environment, and the persons with whom children associate (e.g., peer groups) (Edmonson…

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    This assignment gives the advantages of the justice approach and welfare treatment of young suspects and offenders within the United Kingdom. Applying the full force of the criminal law to children and youths has for some time been held to be questionable. In the United Kingdom, the period of criminal obligation is ten in England and Wales (in Scotland it is eight, inferable from a fairly diverse adolescent equity system). This is strangely low compared to where the rest of Europe are on the…

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    drastically over the years, specifically for youth. The introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act noted the connection between labeling theory, social learning theory, and crime, and thus created more diversion and reintegration strategies for police and courts to divert youth away from incarceration sentences including extrajudicial measures. With the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in 2003, Canadian youth were introduced to a new form of corrections with a focus…

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    Family Matters Child Abuse Prevention Center Family Matters Inc. is a non-profit organization that has been created to prevent child abuse and neglect among children and youth in the state of Maryland. The mission of Family Matters is dedicated to improve communities by providing families with solution base interventions and resources to prevent child abuse and neglect (The Family Tree, 2014). Founded in 1972, Family Matters provides services such as parent education, parent support groups,…

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    population which is teen substance abusers and explain an intervention for this population. The intervention used to help these individuals is the Johnson Model. The Johnson model is family focused and is used with teens who suffer from addiction get the support from family in a way that is not ganging up on them using family since family is such a big value. Johnson asked families of addicts to write letters to the addict and gave them clear instructions to what to include in these letters.…

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