- Wksp: Working with At-Risk Youth

Catalog description

This workshop is designed to provide students with knowledge and insight of at-risk youth. Guided by the ecological theory and a risk and resiliency perspective, the workshop will emphasize how social workers, or those in the helping profession, can identify, engage, and assess youth who present at-risk. The workshop will emphasize how youth can be identified in at-risk situations and how various resources can be implemented to ameliorate or minimize the harm. The ecological aspects of at-risk youth will be explored including the environmental settings of family, neighborhoods, schools, and communities. Besides risky environments, numerous high-risk behaviors will be identified and explored.