rehabilitation

A step-by-step recovery guide for teenagers who are being sexually abused. Presents practical advice on critical issues, including knowing whom to tell, going to court, and surviving the trauma of sexual abuse.

"... a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. Using a cognitive behavior approach, the curriculum's learning activities are designed to help students recognize when they are in different states called "zones," with each of four zones represented by a different color"--Publisher's website.

The memoir of Melvin Juette, who was paralyzed in a gang-related shooting, attended college, and became a wheelchair basketball athlete, playing for the U.S. National Wheelchair Basketball team.

Describes brain injury effects, therapy, and recovery, and features a short story about a boy who has a serious biking accident.

Discusses strategies that friends and family members may use to make a teen face up to his or her addiction and get support to overcome it.

Explores alternatives to imprisonment, discussing parole and probation, rehabilitation, boot camps, community service, day reporting, house arrest, and the future of such programs.

Explores prison rehabilitation programs, discussing different types of penitentiaries, transitions to life outside, and alternatives to imprisonment, and providing success and failure stories.

Presents a step-by-step recovery guide for teenagers who are being sexually abused and offers practical advice on critical issues such as knowing whom to tell, going to court, and surviving the trauma of sexual abuse.

Contains twelve articles in which the authors provide various perspectives on alternatives to prisons, debating whether incarceration reduces crime, and discussing different types of courts, prison overcrowding, electronic monitoring, and other topics.

Contains nine essays in which the authors debate issues related to alcohol and alcohol abuse, discussing whether alcoholism is a disease, the efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous, college policies toward drinking, and other topics.