Counseling Boys and Young Men
Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LMHC-IN, LPC-NC, NCC
Bonnie R. Colon, MS, LMHC, NCC, NCSC
Counseling Boys and Young Men provides a plethora of information and counseling techniques essential to the continued development of young men....The text serves as a noteworthy manual addressing the myriad of issues affecting young males in today's society."--The Professional Counselor Journal
This comprehensive guide to the unique challenges faced by boys and young men encompasses today's most critical issues and presents effective, evidence-based strategies for treating them. Recognizing the specific needs of diverse young males, this text covers such contemporary issues as bullying and harassment, anger management, online gaming, addiction, pornography, and gang membership. The differences between the developmental issues of males and females are addressed, along with the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes boys experience as they move into adolescence. The difficulties counselors face in their efforts to access emotional expression in boys are discussed along with strategies to overcome these barriers.
Each chapter includes a comprehensive case scenario that highlights the presenting issue, how the issue affects functioning, and how effective treatment is best implemented. Additional resources for more in-depth study are also included throughout the book.
Key Features:- Provides guidance to the unique psychological issues of boys and young men along with innovative, evidence-based treatment strategies
- Addresses such current topics as bullying/harassment, risk-taking behaviors, pornography addiction, gambling, single-parent families, and more
- Includes vivid case studies
- Explores such social issues as gang membership with a focus on helping young males revise their self-image and social networks
1 The Developmental Path: From Boyhood to Older Adolescence
Thomas Grzesik, MS, Samantha Grzesik, MS, and Katie Vena, MS
2 Talking to the Beat of a Different Drum: Speaking So He Can Listen and Listening So He Can Speak
Keith Davis, PhD
3 Understanding Male Adolescent Diversity
Shawn L. Spurgeon, PhD, & Daniel M. Paredes, PhD
4 When Learning is “Different”
Rebekah Reysen, M.Ed., Ian Turnage-Butterbaugh, MA, Tony Michael, MA, & Edward Hudspeth, PhD
5 Untold Stories of Potential: Career Counseling with Male Children and Adolescents
Kevin B. Stoltz, PhD, & Susan R. Barclay, MS
6 Relationships with Friends and Family and Enemies, Too
Caroline S. Booth, PhD, Miriam L. Wagner, PhD, & Robin G. Liles, PhD
7 Working with Boys from Single-Parent Homes
S. Kent Butler, PhD, & M. Ann Shillingford, PhD
8 Romantic Relationships: From Wrestling to Romance
Christine Borzumato-Gainey, PhD, Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, & Carrie V. Smith
9 Counseling Gay and Questioning Boys and Young Men
Edward P. Cannon, PhD, & John F. Marszalek, PhD
10 Creative Interventions for Young Males with ADHD
Imelda Wallace, PhD
11 Navigating the Challenges of Connecting with Male Youth: Empowering Real-Time Interventions through Adventure Based Counseling
Torey L. Portrie-Bethke, PhD, David Christian, MS, William Brown, MS, & Nicole R. Hill, PhD
12 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Helping Young Males Connect
Rita Brusca-Vega, EdD, & Suzanne Bieke, PhD
13 Understanding and Treating Victimization and Abuse
Nancy Sherman, PhD & Bill Blundell, MA
14 Understanding the Child’s World of Grief
Corie Schoe neberg, PhD, & George Sesser, PsyD
15 Emotional Concerns: When Life Doesn’t Feel “Right”
Rachel M. Hoffman, PhD
16 Identifying the Cycle: Assessing Addictions in Young Men
W. Bryce Hagedorn, PhD, Jesse Fox, MA, & Tabitha Young, PhD
17 Stopping the Cycle: Treating Addictions in Young Men
W. Bryce Hagedorn, PhD, Jesse Fox, MA, & Tabitha Young, PhD
18 Out of Bounds: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
Margery J. Shupe, PhD, LPCC-S
19 Bullying and Its Opposite: Harnessing the Power of the Heroes in the School-Room, Therapy-Room, and on the Playground
James R. Porter, PhD, & Brian J. Mistler, PhD
20 Anger Management
Kent Fall, PhD, & Stephanie Eberts, PhD
21 Gang Membership and Interventions
Lori A. Wolff, PhD, JD, & Edward Hudspeth, PhD

- Release Date: June 5, 2012
- Paperback / softback
- 456 Pages
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in
- ISBN: 9780826109187
- eBook ISBN: 9780826109194