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This resource for student support for the development of caring schools will open up new sources of understanding for educators and mental health professionals. Dr. Branwhite provides a unique analysis of the views of adolescents based upon applied research and insight into adolescent reality as opposed to adult interpretation. This book identifies the challenges facing adolescents and highlights their coping skills and problem solving tools. The need for counseling and advice dispersion and its positive reception by adolescents is emphasized. Dr. Branwhite offers extensive advice on developing high-quality student support based on his experience dealing with adolescents as an educational psychologist for the past 20 years.

Branwhite offers extensive advice on developing high-quality student support based on his experience dealing with adolescents as an educational psychologist for the past 20 years. This book will be of interest to educators and mental health professionals dealing with the adolescent population.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Figures (p. ix)
• Acknowledgments (p. xi)
• 1 Contemporary Issues (p. 1)
• 2 Research on Adolescent Help Seeking (p. 13)
• 3 Research on Adolescent Perception (p. 29)
• 4 New Research Findings (p. 47)
• 5 New Perspectives (p. 73)
• 6 Implications for School Development (p. 101)
• Appendix Survey Questionnaire (p. 121)
• Bibliography (p. 135)
• Name Index (p. 179)
• Subject Index (p. 185)

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CHOICE Review

In this welcome study on a rather neglected topic, Branwhite highlights his own survey questionnaire data on helping adolescent students in the UK. His largely descriptive treatment is presented in evenhanded fashion. Branwhite likewise summarizes the research literature in a balanced, straightforward way, showing, importantly, the need for more emphasis on personal counseling on the part of school personnel. He also includes salient findings on support from teachers, counselors, parents, peers, and friends. Less fortunate, however, is the relative dearth of interpretive, normative, and critical perspectives in his overall analysis. His conclusions, nevertheless, point toward future directions more closely attuned to fine tuning school delivery systems to meet the real needs of teenagers. J. L. DeVitis; SUNY at Binghamton

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tony Branwhite, Ph.D., is Principal Psychologist with the Directorate of Education and Personal Development at North Lincolnshire Council.