AT RISK YOUTH

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AT RISK YOUTH

• Risk Environments
• 1. Individual
• 2. Family
• 3. Peer
• 4. School
• 5. Work setting
• 6. Community

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THERAPY

• Socialization
• Self Esteem
• Ascertiveness
• Consequences of behavioral actions
• problem solving-decision making-judgement
• Trust
• Locus of Control

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Summary of the Therapeutic Process(Art-Music-Recr
eation-Social)

• GOALS
• 1. To bring some relief
• 2. To facilitate process and progress
• WHAT IS THERAPY?
• A relationship between therapist and therapee
  inmate, client, student, counselee, individual,
• Free expression in a permissive and
  non-threatening environment
• Catharsis
• Non-verbal communication

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Underlying Principles

• Concept of Human closeness
• Belief in the individuals ability to heal self
• Permissiveness
• Transference
• Regression
• Unique setting of recreation area

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Types of Behaviors

• Real Life
• Acting out
• Expression
• Rule-oriented
• Power control

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Limits Setting

• This is your special time. You can play with
  anythng in the room, talk, talk and play or do
  nothing at all.
• You may not hurt yourself or me
• You will be here until ________. When I tell you
  time is up, you must stop playing
• You are not expected to clean up unless told to
  do so

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Corrections (DOY) (DSS)

• ENGAGEMENT
• Commitment-Status-Intimacy
• LEAVING
• Preparation-Celebration-Denial
• TRANSITION
• Chaos-Statuslessness-Anxiety
• ENTERING
• Superficial-Introduciton-Vulnerability
• RE-ENGAGEMENT
• Commitment-Status-Intimacy