Adolescents in Crisis

Drawing upon personal experience, clinical knowledge, social research, and interviews, Wade Rowatt provides the layperson with the necessary tools to assess and provide spiritual help to adolescents in crisis. Rowatt discusses adolescent crises such as: family problems, sexual problems, substance abuse, depression, and suicide. He also takes an in-depth look at the school violence problem that has been at the forefront of the minds of parents, school administrators, and churches alike and provides them with a comprehensive plan for dealing with this issue in a spiritual manner.

G. Wade Rowatt Jr. is Director of the St. Matthews Pastoral Counseling Center and former Professor of Pastoral Care and Psychology of Religion, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Adolescents in Crisis	p. 1
Understanding Developmental Issues and Crises	p. 17
Principles of Caring	p. 40
Guidelines for Intervention	p. 56
Family Problems	p. 75
Sexual Problems	p. 94
Peer and Academic Pressures	p. 111
Youth Violence	p. 130
Depression and Suicide	p. 147
Substance Abuse	p. 166
Concluding Reflections	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 195
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