Youth Counseling
Abstract
Adolescents behavior has not changed over the last 50 years. Adolescents are still battling with same issues that people have struggling with for years, such as, gender identity, discrimination because of the color of their skin, peer pressure, teen pregnancy, drugs, violence, poverty, gangs, depression and list goes on and on. This research paper will focus on types of adolescent counseling that will help you cope with pressure of everyday life and the world. Preventive health counseling, critical roles for family, and mental counseling for adolescent will be addressed in the research paper.
Introduction The mental and well being of adolescences is issue that has become very important in today's society. When mental health issues are left untreated in the lives of adolescents, this can lead to a number of negative and life changing consequences that will over time debilitate bother the youth and their family. Adolescence is a period in time of physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Adolescences is divided into three phases: the early stage which is 10 years old to 13 years old and during this stage their will be sudden physical changes in the body because of the onset of puberty. The next phrase is the middle stage which is ages 14 to 16 and during this time in the onset of peer pressure and acceptance. The final stage is the late stage and age group is from 17 to 21. During this time the youth is transiting from being a teenager to becoming an adult. The years are marked by years colleges, the increase on making decisions, and becoming independent. (Miller &Rollnick, 2002) According to research, during these years the adolescent have several concerns, for instance, privacy, finding friends, being popular, surviving peer pressure, body image, academic pressure from school, dealing siblings, concerns about their futures, and issues in the family. (Miller &Rollnick 2002) With all
Adolescents behavior has not changed over the last 50 years. Adolescents are still battling with same issues that people have struggling with for years, such as, gender identity, discrimination because of the color of their skin, peer pressure, teen pregnancy, drugs, violence, poverty, gangs, depression and list goes on and on. This research paper will focus on types of adolescent counseling that will help you cope with pressure of everyday life and the world. Preventive health counseling, critical roles for family, and mental counseling for adolescent will be addressed in the research paper.
Introduction The mental and well being of adolescences is issue that has become very important in today's society. When mental health issues are left untreated in the lives of adolescents, this can lead to a number of negative and life changing consequences that will over time debilitate bother the youth and their family. Adolescence is a period in time of physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Adolescences is divided into three phases: the early stage which is 10 years old to 13 years old and during this stage their will be sudden physical changes in the body because of the onset of puberty. The next phrase is the middle stage which is ages 14 to 16 and during this time in the onset of peer pressure and acceptance. The final stage is the late stage and age group is from 17 to 21. During this time the youth is transiting from being a teenager to becoming an adult. The years are marked by years colleges, the increase on making decisions, and becoming independent. (Miller &Rollnick, 2002) According to research, during these years the adolescent have several concerns, for instance, privacy, finding friends, being popular, surviving peer pressure, body image, academic pressure from school, dealing siblings, concerns about their futures, and issues in the family. (Miller &Rollnick 2002) With all