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Core Competencies to Prevent Problem Behaviors and Promote Positive Youth Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 122 (No. 122) by Nancy G. Guerra, Catherine P. Bradshaw is a education title available to read on EtoBox.
What is Core Competencies to Prevent Problem Behaviors and Promote Positive Youth Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 122 (No. 122) about?
Adolescence generally is considered a time of experimentation and increased involvement in risk or problem behaviors, including early school leaving, violence, substance use, and high-risk sexual behavior. In this volume, the authors show how individual competencies linked to well-being can reduce youth involvement in these risk behaviors.<p>Five core competencies are emphasized:<ol><li>a positive sense of self<li>self-control<li>decision-making skills<li>a moral system of belief<li>and a prosoc
Who reads Core Competencies to Prevent Problem Behaviors and Promote Positive Youth Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 122 (No. 122)?
It is typically read by teachers and faculty preparing courses and curriculum.
Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.
- Author
- Nancy G. Guerra, Catherine P. Bradshaw
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780470442166
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Medical, Education, Medicine
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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