Dancing at the crossroads : a guide for caregivers in at-risk youth programs /
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| Author / Creator: | Czarnota, Lorna, author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Marion, Michigan : Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, 2014. |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12869757 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; Introduction: The Community of Story; Part I: How Storytelling Works for Healing At-Risk Youth; Chapter 1: The Face Behind the Mask; Trauma Survivors and the Trickster Tale; Sexuality and the At-Risk Teen; Following the Crowd; Gangs and the Adolescent; Chapter 2: Changing Behaviors; The "I Don't Know" Syndrome; Feeling Guilty; Part II: Learning to Dance in Our Relationship with At-Risk Youth; Chapter 3: Negotiating Separation; The Homecoming of an At-Risk Youth; Rules; When is Enough, Enough? Taking Care of Ourselves; Four Principles for Successful Negotiation.
- Part III: Journeying Toward an Adult/Youth PartnershipChapter 4: The Crossroads: Choosing Life's Path; The Dance; Risking Connection; Chapter 5: The Metaphor of the Tower; Construction: How and Why Towers are Built; Taboo; Planning and Preparation; Therapeutic Steps for Teaching Coping Skills; Getting Stuck in Adolescence; Part: IV: Introduction to the Healing Art of Story; Chapter 6: Using Hansel and Gretel with At-Risk Youth; The Metaphors of Hansel and Gretel; The Resilient Child and Survival; The Trauma of Hansel and Gretel; Chapter 7: Empowering Youth and Self; Choice.
- Chapter 8: The Importance of Using RitualRitual, Rites, and Initiation; Rites of Passage; Appendix: Materials Resource List; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.