Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Parenting, Coping and Motivation of Australian At-Risk Adolescents (pp. 1-26)
Helen J. Boon (Educational Psychology, School of Education, James Cook University, Australia)
Chapter 2 – When out in Church Means out of Church: Religious Rejection and Resilience As Wellness Factors among Christian Sexual Minority Youth (pp. 27-46)
R. Lewis Bozard, Jr. and Cody J. Sanders (Department of Clinical and Professional Studies, University of West Georgia, US and others)
Chapter 3 – At-Risk Youth‘s Adversity and the Influences from Parents, Police and Social Work (pp. 47-66)
Chau-kiu Cheung (Department of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 4 – Where Power Moves: Understanding and Fostering Resilience among Native American Youth (pp. 67-100)
Michael T. Garrett, Mark Parrish, Cyrus Williams, Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman and Lisa Grayshield (Department of Clinical and Professional Studies, University of West Georgia, US and others)
Chapter 5 – Dealing with Adversity: A Longitudinal Perspective on the Experience of Diagnosis and Treatment for Paediatric Haematology (pp. 101-116)
Pam McGrath (Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Australia)
Chapter 6 – Growing Up in Political and Economic Turmoil: The Effect in Adulthood (pp. 117-132)
Tijana Mirović (Faculty of Music, Counseling Center Mozaik, Belgrade, Serbia)
Chapter 7 – Arab American Youth: Overcoming Adversity (pp. 133-146)
Sylvia C. Nassar-McMillan, Alexander Rezcallah and Mona D. Nour (Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsy, NC, US and others)
Chapter 8 – EcoWellness: Connecting Youth with Nature to Overcome Adversity (pp. 146-174)
Ryan F. Reese (Counselor Education, Oregon State University-Cascades, OR, US)
Chapter 9 – Adolescents: Gaming, Challenges and Resilience (pp. 175-194)
Valerie Schwiebert and Andrea E. M. Dry (Department of Human Services, Western Carolina University, NC, US)
Chapter 10 – Poly-Victimization and Resilience in Adolescence (pp. 195-208)
Laia Soler and Maria Forns (Deptartament de Personalitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
Chapter 11 – Moving through Trauma and Grief in Children Impacted by the Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Liberation Psychology Approach (pp. 209-226)
Ivelisse Torres Fernandez and Edil Torres Rivera (Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, NM, US and others)
Chapter 12 – Substance Use and Resiliency among Adolescents (pp. 227-250)
Matthew D. Varga (Department of Clinical and Professional Studies, University of West Georgia, GA, US)
Chapter 13 – Enhancing Parental Practices to Mitigate Socioeconomic Disadvantages Faced by Children (pp. 251-262)
Grace Y. Wang and Boaz Shulruf (Department of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand and others)
Chapter 14 – Using a Rite of Passage Program to Address the Overrepresentation of African American Boys in Special Education (pp. 263-276
Cirecie A. West-Olatunji, Kimberly N. Frazier, John C. Baker and Michael T. Garrett (Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, TX, US and others)
Chapter 15 – Psychosocial Factors in Adolescent Self-Injury (pp. 277-306)
Julia L. Whisenhunt, Julia S. Chibbaro and Caroline Perjessy (Department of Clinical and Professional Studies, University of West Georgia, GA, US)
Chapter 16 – Nurturing Hope and Resilience: Connecting with At-Risk Middle School Students Using Rap Therapy (pp. 307-330)
Cyrus Williams, Laura Reid Marks and Benita Bannis (Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, IN, US and others)
Index