Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future

Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern, Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

ISBN 10: 1879639866 / ISBN 13: 9781879639867

Published by Solution Tree, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future
• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879639866
• ISBN 13: 9781879639867
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A balance of wisdom drawn from Native American philosophies and Western psychology, this book offers a unique perspective for connecting with troubled students. It challenges educators to see youth at risk through new eyes and offers compelling, concrete alternatives for reclaiming them.

About the Author

Larry K. Brendtro, Ph.D., is president of Reclaiming Youth International, a nonprofit organization networking those serving children who are in conflict with family, school, and community. Dr. Brendtro has had broad experience as a psychologist, educator, and youth worker and is past president of Starr Commonwealth in Michigan and Ohio. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. The Reverend Canon Martin Brokenleg, Ph.D., is professor of Native American Studies at Augustana College and dean of the Black Hills Seminars on youth at risk. He holds a doctorate in psychology and is a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School. He has been a director of The Neighborhood Youth Corps, chaplain in a correctional setting, and has extensive experience as an alcohol counselor. He is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe practicing the culture of his Lakota people. Steve Van Bockern, Ph.D., is professor of Education at Augustana College and dean of the Reclaiming Youth Institute, which conducts research on strength-based prevention and intervention. He has directed grants for the National Science Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation. Dr. Van Bockern serves as a co-director for the Black Hills Seminars and is a senior trainer for the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute of Hagerstown, Maryland.