Post on 27-Dec-2015
Positive Approaches Positive Approaches to Address Delinquent to Address Delinquent
Behaviors in AdolescentsBehaviors in Adolescents
University of Houston Clear Lake
Counseling Program
November 29, 2004
Marilyn Lupton
Counselors Need to Provide Counselors Need to Provide Training to Teachers and Training to Teachers and
AdministratorsAdministrators
To recognize at-risk behaviors so they can refer students who have early warning signs of delinquent behavior
To recognize and refer students who are having problems in school
Children Who Are At-Risk for Children Who Are At-Risk for Delinquency Generally have Delinquency Generally have
Multiple Sources of Risk Multiple Sources of Risk
Risk Factors - School and Risk Factors - School and CommunityCommunity
Poor Academic Performance Low Academic Aspirations Failure to Bond at School Living in a Poor Family Neighborhood Disadvantage Concentration of Delinquent Peer Groups Access to Weapons (R. Loeber and D. Farrington,
2003)
Risk Factors – Peer GroupsRisk Factors – Peer Groups
Association with Deviant PeersPeer Rejection (R. Loeber and D.
Farrington, 2003)Unstructured socializing with peers without
authority figures present (Osgood, W. and Anderson, A. 2004)
Risk Factors - FamilyRisk Factors - Family
Poor Parenting SkillsMaltreatmentFamily ViolenceDivorceFamilial Antisocial Behaviors ((R. Loeber
and D. Farrington, 2003)
Risk Factors - MediaRisk Factors - Media
Violence on television – The average child has viewed more than 10,000 hours of violence on television by the time he or she is 12 years old. (D’Andrea 2004)
Violent video games
The Counselor can do the The Counselor can do the Following to Help Students and Following to Help Students and
the Family:the Family:Focus on building social and emotional
strengths that are incompatible with antisocial behavior
Focus on parent education (D. Smith 2004)
Educate the FamilyEducate the FamilyTeach how to negotiate family rules and
consequencesTeach alternatives to aggression as a
disciplinary strategy Teach parents how to nurture and
communicate effectively with childrenTeach problem solving skills (D. Smith
2004)
Enhance Students’ Social and Enhance Students’ Social and Emotional SkillsEmotional Skills
Teach students how to recognize and identify internal feeling states such as anger, disappointment, fear, and exhilaration.
Teach awareness of others feelings such as empathy and understanding others’ points of view (D. Smith 2004)
Teach Students How to Manage Teach Students How to Manage Difficult EmotionsDifficult Emotions
AngerFrustrationResentmentGuilt Despair (D. Smith 2004)
Teach Methods of Resolving Teach Methods of Resolving ConflictsConflicts
Conflict Resolution TrainingMediation Training (D. Smith 2004)
Teach and Practice Motivation Teach and Practice Motivation TechniquesTechniques
ExtrinsicIntrinsic (D. Smith 2004)
These Skills, Strategies, and These Skills, Strategies, and Techniques will Help Students: Techniques will Help Students:
Cope with environmental stressorsBuild competenciesImprove life skills (M. DeAndrea, 2004)
BibliographyBibliography
Aspy, C. (2004). Adolescent violence: The protective effects of youth assets. Journal of Counseling and Development, 82 268-276.
D’Andrea, M. (2004) Comprehensive school-based violence prevention training: A developmental-ecological training model. Journal of Counseling Development, 82.
Loeber, R., & Farrrington, D. (2003) Risk and protective factors of child delinquency Child Delinquency Bulletin.
Osgood, W., & Anderson, A., (2004) Unstructured socializing and rates of delinquency. Criminology, 42 (3) 519 +.
Smith, D. (2004) Toward a positive perspective on violence prevention in schools: Building connections. Journal of Counseling and Development, 82 287-293.