Herausforderung Alltag. Praxishandbuch für die pädagogische Arbeit mit psychisch gestörten Jugendlichen

Educators are often tested to the extreme when confronted with adolescents presenting with bulimia, suicidal tendencies, schizophrenia or drug abuse. This book intends to inform, instruct and instill the courage to go on.
Today, the inpatient treatment of adolescents increasingly means caring for youths with mental disorders. Professional helpers need help in orienting themselves to the educational tasks at hand - yet these are sorely missing in standard child and youth psychiatry. This handbook provides relief: It introduces the practitioner to the most important disorders and describes above all the most patent methods of intervention that can, at least in part, be implemented in a familial atmosphere. Also provided are many tips for self-care. Written in an easily accessible manner and outfitted with an extensive glossary of terms, this book can be read without resorting to a special dictionary.