Practical Interventions for Young People at Risk
Practical Interventions
for Young People at Risk
Edited by
Kathryn Geldard
Editorial arrangement, introduction and summary Kathryn Geldard 2009
David Geldard 2009
Ian Shoehet, Rebecca Hoge and Astrid Wurfl 2009
Kathryn Geldard and Wendy Patton 2009
Alan Carr 2009
Jude Sellen 2009
Simon Hallsworth and Tara Young 2009
Fran Thompson, Neil Tippett and Peter K. Smith 2009
Daryl L. Sharp, Robert E. Cole, Carolyn E. Kourofsky and SusanW. Blaakman 2009
Brad Levingston and Jenny MeIrose 2009
Richard Ives 2009
Cindy M. Schaeffer, Rocio Chang and Scott W. Henggeler 2009
Susan Moore 2009
Ian Lambie 2009
Renee Rienecke Hoste and Daniel le Grange 2009
Lee Richmond and Carole Rayburn 2009
Jan Foster 2009
First published 2009
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This book is dedicated to my two sons Matthew and Tomos Newkirk, from whom I learned about uniqueness and difference and the notion that one solution doesn't fit all.
Contents
Kathryn Geldard
David Geldard
Ian Shochet, Rebecca Hoge and Astrid Wurfl
Kathryn Geldard and Wendy Patton
Alan Carr
Jude Sellen
Alan Carr
Simon Hallsworth and Tara Young
Fran Thompson, Neil Tippett and Peter K. Smith
Daryl L. Sharp, Robert E. Cole, Carolyn E. Kourofsky and Susan W. Blaakman
Brad Levingston and Jenny Melrose
Richard Ives
Cindy M. Schaeffer, Rocio Chang and Scott W. Henggeler
Susan Moore
Ian Lambie
Renee Rienecke Hoste and Daniel le Grange
Lee Richmond and Carole Rayburn
Jan Foster
About the Contributors
Susan W. Blaakman, MS, RN, NPP, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, teaching in the Child/Adolescent and Adult/Family PsychiatricMental Health Nurse Practitioner programmes. She has been a consultant to Fireproof Children Inc. since 2004 and has trained diverse groups across the United States to address the multifaceted problem of juvenile fire-setting.
Contact details: University of Rochester School of Nursing, Box SON, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610, USA. E-mail:
Alan Carr, PhD, is Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin, Ireland. He also has a clinical practice at the Clanwilliam Institute, Dublin, where he works with young people and families facing a wide range of challenges. He has been involved in clinical psychology for 30 years in Ireland, Canada and the UK and produced over 20 volumes and 200 academic papers and presentations.
Contact details: Professor Alan Carr, School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. E-mail:
Roco Chang, PsyD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hartford. She is a research associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr Chang has been working in school settings with adolescent girls who have experienced multiple traumatic events. Dr Chang is a certified Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Facilitator and has participated in peer support trainings.
Contact details: Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT06030, USA. E-mail:
Robert E. Cole, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester and also President of Fireproof Children/Prevention First, a fire safety education and training company. Dr Coles research interest has focused on juvenile fire-setting, fire play and unintentional injuries to young children. He works extensively with fire departments and early childhood professionals to promote a better understanding of childrens interest in fire and the adoption of systematic fire prevention education.
Contact details: University of Rochester School of Nursing, Box SON, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610, USA. E-mail:
Jan Foster, PhD, is Head of the Social Work Unit at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. She has been involved in direct practice and policy development for young people at risk, the development of locally based services for children and community-based family support programmes. Her current research centres on developing frameworks for collaborative models of care for young people with complex needs and analysis of protective behaviour programmes.
Contact details: Senior Lecturer and Program Leader, Social Work Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC Qld 4558, Australia. E-mail:
David Geldard is a psychologist who has specialized in working with young people in mental health, community health and private practice settings. He is the co-author of a number of internationally published textbooks on counselling.
Contact details:E-mail:
Kathryn Geldard, PhD, is senior lecturer in counselling in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Her research interests include adolescent peer counselling and counselling effectiveness as perceived by the client and counsellor training and assessment. Kathryn has conducted research with Australian Aboriginal adolescents with regard to developing a culturally sensitive peer support programme in a regional community. She is the author of a number of textbooks on counselling and has several years experience in supervising and training counsellors.
Contact details: School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC Qld. 4558, Australia.
