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Counseling Boys and Young Men
by Degges-white, SuzanneEdition:
1st
ISBN13:
9780826109187
ISBN10:
0826109187
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
6/1/2012
Publisher(s):
SPRINGER PUB CO INC
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Summary
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 presenting issues as bullying and harassment, anger management, online gaming, addiction, pornography, and gang membership. The differences between the developmental issues of boys and male adolescents and those of females are addressed, along with the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes boys experience as they move into adolescence. The difficulties faced by counselors 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 strategiesAddresses such current topics as bullying/harassment, risk-taking behaviors, pornography addiction, gambling, single-parent families, and moreIncludes vivid case studies Explores such social issues as gang membership with a focus on helping young males revise their self-image and social networks
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
| Understanding and Promoting Healthy Development | |
| The Developmental Path: From Boyhood to Older Adolescence | p. 1 |
| Physiological Development | p. 1 |
| Emotional and Social Development Through Play | p. 3 |
| Cognitive Development and Gender | p. 5 |
| Learning to Follow Society's Code of Conduct | p. 12 |
| Case Study: Growing Up as a Boy From an Attachment and Morality Perspective: Stefan's Story | p. 15 |
| Ages 0 to 5 | p. 15 |
| Through the Lens of Attachment Theory | p. 17 |
| Through the Lens of Moral Development Theory | p. 17 |
| Ages 5 to 9 | p. 18 |
| Through the Lens of Attachment Theory | p. 19 |
| Through the Lens of Moral Development Theory | p. 19 |
| Ages 10 to 11 | p. 20 |
| Ages 12 to 14 | p. 20 |
| Through the Lens of Attachment Theory | p. 21 |
| Through the Lens of Moral Development Theory | p. 22 |
| Ages 15 to 18 (Catholic High School) | p. 22 |
| Through the Lens of Attachment Theory | p. 24 |
| Through the Lens of Moral Development Theory | p. 24 |
| Conclusion | p. 25 |
| Talking to the Beat of a Different Drum: Speaking So He Can Listen and Listening So He Can Speak | p. 29 |
| Working With Young Males in Counseling | p. 29 |
| Case Study: Elementary School Boys Aged 9 to 11- Travis Aged 13 | p. 36 |
| Conclusions and Additional Resources | p. 38 |
| Understanding Male Adolescent Diversity | p. 41 |
| The Adolescent Male Client | p. 41 |
| Approach to Counseling the Adolescent Male or Young Man | p. 46 |
| Tips for Counselors | p. 51 |
| Conclusion | p. 53 |
| When Learning Is "Different": Readin', Writin', 'Rithmetic, and Giftedness? | p. 59 |
| Reading Disorder | p. 60 |
| Disorder of Written Expression | p. 63 |
| Mathematics Learning Disorder | p. 65 |
| Giftedness | p. 66 |
| Summary | p. 67 |
| Case Study: Trey, Age 13 | p. 67 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 69 |
| Untold Stories of Potential: Career Counseling With Male Children and Adolescents | p. 73 |
| Career Adaptability | p. 75 |
| Career Development in Childhood | p. 76 |
| How Career Identity Develops | p. 78 |
| Career Identity Development: Super's Causal Model | p. 81 |
| Play: A Career Counseling Intervention With Males in Early and Middle Childhood | p. 82 |
| Career Counseling With Adolescent Males | p. 85 |
| Conclusion | p. 91 |
| Appendix A | p. 94 |
| Relationship Development and Relationship Concerns | |
| Relationship Development With Family and Friends | p. 97 |
| Family Networks | p. 98 |
| Peer Networks | p. 102 |
| Counseling Implications | p. 107 |
| Case Study: Finding His Place: Nathaniel, 5 Years Old | p. 109 |
| Working With Boys From Single-Parent Homes | p. 119 |
| Single-Parent Families Today | p. 119 |
| Effects of Being Raised in a Single-Parent Household | p. 119 |
| Living in the Middle of a High-Conflict Divorce | p. 120 |
| Evidence-Based Interventions and Innovative Approaches | p. 126 |
| Case Study: Abrahim, Age 12 | p. 128 |
| Case Study: Jessie, Age 13 | p. 130 |
| Summary | p. 132 |
| Additional Resources | p. 132 |
| Romantic Relationships: From Wrestling to Romance | p. 135 |
| Romantic Relationships as Normal Development | p. 135 |
| Communication | p. 136 |
| Sexual Development | p. 137 |
| Sexual Relationship Development | p. 138 |
| Teen Fatherhood | p. 141 |
| Dating Violence | p. 145 |
| Case Study: Teen Heartthrob | p. 145 |
| Case Study: Teen Father | p. 147 |
| Resources | p. 150 |
| Counseling Gay and Questioning Boys and Young Men | p. 155 |
| Sexual Orientation, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Identity | p. 156 |
| Recommendations for Counselors and Other Helping Professionals | p. 159 |
| Case Study: Martin, Age 16 | p. 162 |
| Helpful Internet Resources | p. 166 |
| Recommended Books for Youth | p. 167 |
| Recommended Books for Counselors and Helping Professionals | p. 167 |
| Emotional and Mental Health Concerns | |
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Males | p. 171 |
| Prevalence and Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | p. 171 |
| Suggested Interventions for Treating ADHD | p. 172 |
| Counseling, Activity-Based, and Expressive Interventions | p. 173 |
| Case Study: A Journey Through Tyler's World | p. 175 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 182 |
| Navigating the Challenges of Connecting With Male Youth: Empowering Real-Time Interventions Through Adventure-Based Counseling | p. 185 |
| Adventure-Based Counseling With Young Males | p. 185 |
| A History of ABC | p. 187 |
| Current Applications of ABC | p. 191 |
| Male Developmental Considerations | p. 196 |
| The Future of ABC | p. 216 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders: Helping Young Males Connect | p. 221 |
| Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders | p. 222 |
| Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders | p. 225 |
| Case Study: Brian-A Third Grader With ASD | p. 237 |
| Case Study: Eugene-A Young Adult With ASD | p. 239 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 242 |
| Understanding and Treating Victimization and Abuse | p. 247 |
| Prevalence of the Problem | p. 247 |
| Signs and Symptoms of Maltreatment | p. 248 |
| Sibling Abuse | p. 251 |
| Abuse of Parents | p. 251 |
| Impact of Maltreatment | p. 252 |
| Treatment | p. 254 |
| Case Study: Bart, Age 14 | p. 256 |
| Resources for Professionals | p. 260 |
| Resources for Sexual Abuse | p. 260 |
| Understanding the Child's World of Grief | p. 263 |
| The Impact of Loss | p. 263 |
| Importance of Facilitating the Grief Process | p. 264 |
| Child-Centered Play Therapy | p. 265 |
| Case Study: CCPT With Tom, a 7-Year-Old Boy | p. 267 |
| Implications for Counselors and Play Therapists | p. 276 |
| Emotional Concerns: When Life Doesn't Feel "Right" | p. 279 |
| Emotional Concerns in Adolescents and Young Adults | p. 279 |
| Anxiety Disorders | p. 279 |
| Mood Disorders | p. 280 |
| Body Image and Eating Disorders | p. 281 |
| Self-Injurious Behaviors | p. 283 |
| Suicide: Risk Assessment and Prevention | p. 284 |
| Interventions | p. 285 |
| Case Study: Helping Jake Move Out of the Dark | p. 286 |
| Further Reading | p. 290 |
| Behavior Disorders and Concerns | |
| Identifying the Cycle: Assessing Addictions in Young Men | p. 295 |
| Addictions in Adolescent Males | p. 295 |
| Definitions and Criteria of Addiction | p. 296 |
| Assessment Strategies | p. 298 |
| Chemical Addictions | p. 301 |
| Process Addictions | p. 311 |
| Conclusion | p. 317 |
| Stopping the Cycle: Treating Addictions in Young Men | p. 327 |
| Strategies for Treating Young Men With Addictive Disorders | p. 327 |
| The Family's Involvement | p. 329 |
| Case Study: Don't Bet on It | p. 338 |
| Conclusion | p. 341 |
| Out of Bounds: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder | p. 343 |
| Overview | p. 343 |
| Suggested Interventions/Treatment Strategies | p. 347 |
| Case Study: Alex, Age 7 | p. 349 |
| Conclusion | p. 354 |
| Additional Resources | p. 355 |
| Bullying and Its Opposite: Harnessing the Power of the Heroes in the School Room, Therapy Room, and on the Playground | p. 359 |
| Overview | p. 359 |
| Interventions and Best Practices for Individual and Group Therapy | p. 360 |
| Clinical Work With a Victim of Bullying | p. 365 |
| Case Study: Richard, Age 12 | p. 365 |
| School Interventions and Strategies | p. 367 |
| Case Study: Systematic Prevention Program | p. 371 |
| Conclusions and Summary | p. 374 |
| Anger Management for Adolescents | p. 379 |
| The Dynamics of Anger | p. 379 |
| A Theoretical Framework for Understanding and Treating Anger | p. 381 |
| Case Study: The Case of Jason | p. 384 |
| Summary | p. 395 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 396 |
| Gang Membership and Interventions | p. 399 |
| Background of Gangs in the United States | p. 399 |
| Gang Prevention and Intervention Program Strategies | p. 402 |
| Specific Gang Prevention and Intervention Program Components and Evaluation | p. 404 |
| Case Study: Reggie, Age 11 | p. 409 |
| Conclusion | p. 417 |
| Index | p. 419 |
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