Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- From Struggling to Thriving Youth -- What You Can Expect From This Book -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part I The Components -- 1 Risk, Resiliency, and Asset Building -- Risk and Resiliency -- The Wonderful World of Assets -- Chapter Summary -- 2 Psychosocial Development -- Mary and Ike: Developmentally Off-Track? -- Psychosocial Development -- Mary (Early Adolescent Example) -- Ike (Mid-Adolescent Example) -- Helping Individual Development in Group Settings -- Chapter Summary -- 3 Family Engagement -- Family as a Dynamic System -- Engagement, Cohesion, and Conflict -- Assessment -- Meet the "Murray" Family -- Chapter Summary -- 4 Common Behavioral Issues and Their Manifestations -- Conduct Disordered Behavior and Assessment -- Criminal Thinking Assessment -- Substance Abuse -- Trauma -- Eddie -- Motivational Enhancement -- Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy -- Chapter Summary -- Part II Trajectory and Maturation -- 5 The YCRA: Putting It All Together -- Development of a Comprehensive Risk Assessment Process -- Putting It All Together -- Chris (an Example) -- YCRA Reporting and Interpretation -- Chapter Summary -- Part III Contextual Issues -- 6 Motivation and Readiness for Change -- CPW Question 1: The Changes I Want to Make Are -- CPW Question 2: The Reasons I Want to Make These Changes Are -- CPW Question 3: The Steps I Plan to Take in Changing Are -- CPW Question 4: The Ways Other People Can Help Me Are -- CPW Question 5: I Know My Plan Is Working If -- CPW Question 6: Some Things That Could Interfere With My Plans Are -- Chapter Summary -- Additional Helpful CPW Materials -- 7 Diversity Issues -- Poverty's Influence -- Multigenerational Mental Health Issues and Their Consequences