Adolescents are a particularly vulnerable patient population in the justice system. Mental health providers can get specific tools for improving evaluation and treatment of at-risk youth with this comprehensive and developmentally appropriate treatment program. Using an adolescent-focused format, this protocol identifies psychological, biological and social factors that contribute to the onset of adolescent deviance.

Points to Ponder: Pathways to Self-Discovery is a guide for self-improvement and self-discovery. It discusses key topics involved in the ongoing inquiry and practical exploration of a purposeful life. Presented are timeless concepts that transcend cultural boundaries. Life's journey is one of forward motion, yet each individual's path is different. Discover the resolve to begin the personal process of self-discovery.

The photography and accompanying script in this 130-page, full-color book is intended to aid, encourage and enhance your own spiritual quest, thereby bringing a deepened sense of wonder and insight that will bring added fulfillment to your life. In opening the book to any two-page spread, you will find that it becomes a meditation within itself. The photographs draw one into the nature theme, and the inspirational words complete the meditative process. This book may be used as a short daily meditation guide, as there are 53 individual contemplations from which to choose. As one of my testimonials stated: "As I read a page each morning, what I see and feel has a very deep impact on me." Target audience: anyone who may be ill or nearing the end of their life; any sincere seeker who is desiring to enhance their spiritual experience.

Companion vol. to the authors' Criminal conduct and substance abuse treatment for adolescents: the provider's guide.

Everyone can imagine their future self, even very young children, and this future self is usually positive and education-linked. To make progress toward an aspired future or away from a feared future requires people to plan and take action. Unfortunately, most people often start too late and commit minimal effort to ineffective strategies that lead their attention elsewhere. As a result, their high hopes and earnest resolutions often fall short. In Pathways to Success Through Identity-Based Motivation Daphna Oyserman focuses on situational constraints and affordances that trigger or impede taking action. Focusing on when the future-self matters and how to reduce the shortfall between the self that one aspires to become and the outcomes that one actually attains, Oyserman introduces the reader to the core theoretical framework of identity-based motivation (IBM) theory. IBM theory is the prediction that people prefer to act in identity-congruent ways but that the identity-to-behavior link is opaque for a number of reasons (the future feels far away, difficulty of working on goals is misinterpreted, and strategies for attaining goals do not feel identity-congruent). Oyserman's book goes on to also include the stakes and how the importance of education comes into play as it improves the lives of the individual, their family, and their society. The framework of IBM theory and how to achieve it is broken down into three parts: how to translate identity-based motivation into a practical intervention, an outline of the intervention, and empirical evidence that it works. In addition, the book also includes an implementation manual and fidelity measures for educators utilizing this book to intervene for the improvement of academic outcomes.

This book takes the reader through a self discovery process using the chakra system. Readers complete a survey and then apply the results of the survey to make positive changes in their life. Pathway to Self Discovery provides practical suggestions for improving the quality of life.