Interventions in Child and Youth Development Essay

physical disabilities The aim of this article is to evaluate the possible benefits of participation-based therapy, which incorporates goal development, family-centered collaboration with therapist, strength-based, ecology, and self-determination as the foundation for this approach. Participation-based therapy arose from the belief that the dynamic interactions of child, family, and environment (determinants); along with physical, social, and self-engagement (dimensions), results in maximum…

What are Juvenile Offenders? Juvenile offenders are youths under the age of eighteen who are accused of a crime or have committed a crime and they are processed through a Juvenile Justice System. I learned about Juvenile Offenders through a class assignment, the class was instructed to read a novel about Juvenile Offenders in a Juvenile Hall facility. This topic is very controversial and it can go either way; it’s very intriguing to see how and why Juvenile’s end up in the justice system.…

The Canadian Municipal Networks on Crime Prevention suggest that there should be services for youth at all levels of interaction whether it may be in family and early childhood services, in health care services or in schools. In addition, the criminal justice sector must also have a role in preventing crime and the effects of risks. It is all about…

key element to any strong leader. Keeping in mind the sensitivity, and needs of the key members of your community is a must for any community educator, and their awareness of those needs and characteristics should always be considered in program development. I believe this topic should be a yearly focus for training and discussions. A focus to learn and adapt to participant's diversity needs should always remain a focus for a strong, well rounded, full inclusive program. It's also important…

decides whether to waive a juvenile court to the adult Court. The decision is based around the child 's age and his or her prior offense history and the seriousness of the offense. Before even being waived some jurisdictions require the children to be over a certain age typically around the age of 14. Some jurisdictions mandate that the child must be charged with a felony before being tried as an adult where others permit waiver of jurisdiction to the criminal court. In 31 States once a juvenile…

effectiveness, and participation requirements. Youth in the juvenile justice system often reflect a variety of high-risk elements that include inadequate family support, school failure, negative peer groups, and lack of utilization of community-based services(NCJRS). In order to address some of these high risk elements, we typically divert the youth through the use of diversion programs. A diversion program can be classified as any program that allows a youth to avoid official…

providers, but also protectors and encouragers. Then I started to consider the influence of mother-child emotional bond on children’s psychological well-being. While the monkey mother and children in Harlow’s study established a positive bond between each other, this is not always the case in the complex family system of human beings. Family conflict and domestic abuse may negatively affect children’s development and that impact may persist to their adulthood. The profound but contrasting…

2004). On the contrary a negative mother-child relationship was associated with the severity of IPV in children ages 3 to 5 (Johnson & Lieberman, 2007). Turner and Kopiec (2006) found in their study that there was a positive correlation between alcohol abuse and depression and the adult’s history of IPV. This was still the case after controlling for other factors involved like demographic factors, divorce of parents and the parent’s direct experience with child abuse. Levendosky and…

Plunket Nurses are considered to be the backbone of child welfare in the New Zealand health system. This essay will describe the function and responsibilities of a Plunket Nurse. Key drivers for the development of a Plunket Nurse will be described along with an evaluation of the impact of the nurse in primary health care (PHC). The scope of development of the Plunket Nurse’s role in future will also be identified and explored. The main function of Plunket Nurses is to assess &intervene for…

The Effects of Poverty on the Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health of Children and Youth Implications for Prevention Summary Poverty affects children many ways. Many would argue that the more poverty stricken a child is, the less likely they are to show high levels of mental, emotional, and behavioral health. This article contains four main purposes in mind when evaluating this issue and its effect on children. Its goals were to define and describe the definitions of poverty, propose a…