Counseling Boys and Young Men - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826109187 ISBN 13: 9780826109187

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2012

Synopsis

Counseling Boys and Young Men provides a plethora of information and counseling techniques essential to the continued development of young men....The text serves as a noteworthy manual addressing the myriad of issues affecting young males in today's society."--The Professional Counselor Journal

This comprehensive guide to the unique challenges faced by boys and young men encompasses today's most critical issues and presents effective, evidence-based strategies for treating them. Recognizing the specific needs of diverse young males, this text covers such contemporary issues as bullying and harassment, anger management, online gaming, addiction, pornography, and gang membership. The differences between the developmental issues of males and females are addressed, along with the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes boys experience as they move into adolescence. The difficulties counselors face in their efforts to access emotional expression in boys are discussed along with strategies to overcome these barriers.

Each chapter includes a comprehensive case scenario that highlights the presenting issue, how the issue affects functioning, and how effective treatment is best implemented. Additional resources for more in-depth study are also included throughout the book.

Key Features:

• Provides guidance to the unique psychological issues of boys and young men along with innovative, evidence-based treatment strategies
• Addresses such current topics as bullying/harassment, risk-taking behaviors, pornography addiction, gambling, single-parent families, and more
• Includes vivid case studies
• Explores such social issues as gang membership with a focus on helping young males revise their self-image and social networks

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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About the Author:

Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC, is a licensed counselor and professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University. She is the coauthor of three books that all touch on the ways in which relationships play out across life. These include her most recent book, Toxic Friendships: Knowing the Rules and Dealing With the Friends Who Break Them (2015); Mothers and Daughters: Living, Loving, and Learning Over a Lifetime (2014); and Friends Forever: How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships (2011). Suzanne has also coedited four books addressing clinical counseling practice and innovative counseling interventions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0826109187
• ISBN 13: 9780826109187
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Degges-White PhD LMHC-IN LPC-NC NCC Suzanne, Colon MS LMHC NCC NCSC Bonnie R.