Counseling the Juvenile Offender (From Handbook of Counseling Boys and Adolescent Males: A Practitioner's Guide, P 341-355, 1999, Arthur M. Horne an Mark S. Kiselica, eds. -- See NCJ-181846)

• NCJ Number: 181855
• Author(s): Georgia B. Calhoun; Brian A. Glaser; Christi L. Bartolomucci
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses counseling the juvenile offender.

Abstract

Establishing rapport with juvenile offenders can be difficult; counselors must consider innovative ways to connect with these youth. Things to consider include the counselor’s attire, ways of reframing the process, establishing clear boundaries, and using approaches that do not rely exclusively on verbal interaction or the 50-minute hour. Important focus areas for interventions include social skills training, anger management, and career counseling. In addition, the counselor must find ways of accepting the youth without accepting his offensive or inappropriate behavior. The Juvenile Counseling and Assessment Program involves research, service, and training. Youth are seen in their school, at the juvenile court, at the local department of juvenile justice or at the regional youth detention center. This approach allows the counselor to observe the youth’s environment and interact with professionals (teachers, principals, school counselors) who are actively involved in the youth’s life.