Transition of youth & young adults with emotional or behavioral difficulties: an evidence-supported handbook

Deanne K. Unruh

Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., Mar 30, 2009 - Education - 357 pages

As youth with emotional or behavioral difficulties transition from school and home settings, they face the complex challenges and expectations of adult life: finding and maintaining work, establishing new relationships, building a career, and more. This comprehensive professional handbook collects the best of our knowledge on supporting the transition to adulthood for young people with mental health issues. Through research and in-depth analyses of seven successful transition programs, readers will discover how to

Contents

• Understanding and Addressing the Needs: 3
• Challenges and Effective Transition Systems: 23
• EvidenceSupported: 115

About the author

Hewitt B. Clark, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.

Deanne K. Unruh, Ph.D., Special Education Area, College of Education, University of Oregon.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Transition of youth & young adults with emotional or behavioral difficulties: an evidence-supported handbook
• Author: Deanne K. Unruh
• Editors: Hewitt B. Clark, Deanne K. Unruh
• Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 2009
• Original from: Indiana University
• Digitized: Feb 17, 2011
• ISBN: 1557669635, 9781557669636
• Length: 357 pages
• Subjects: Education / Special Education / General; Medical / Pediatrics; Problem youth; Problem youth - Rehabilitation - United States; Problem youth - Services for - United States; Problem youth/ Services for/ United States; Psychology / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging; Psychology / Emotions; Psychology / Reference; Social Science / Sociology / General; Young adults; Young adults - Mental health services - United States; Young adults/ Mental health services/ United States; Youth; Youth - Mental health services - United States; Youth/ Mental health services/ United States