Author : Les B. Whitbeck
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134744196
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Indigenous Adolescent Development by : Les B. Whitbeck
Download or read book Indigenous Adolescent Development written by Les B. Whitbeck and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the first four waves of a longitudinal diagnostic study of Indigenous adolescents and their families. The first study of its kind, it calls attention to culturally specific risk factors that affect Indigenous (American Indian and Canadian First Nations) adolescent development and describe the historical and social contexts in which Indigenous adolescents come of age. It provides unique information on ethical research and development within Indigenous communities, psychiatric diagnosis at early and mid-adolescence, and suggestions for putting the findings into action through empirically-based interventions.