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Help! My Kids Are Hurting Marv Penner

Help! My Kids Are Hurting By Marv Penner

Help! My Kids Are Hurting by Marv Penner


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Volunteers often report feeling inadequate and unprepared to handle the complex circumstances kids are involved in today. This book will help youth volunteers see how and when they can help and when they need to call in the professionals.

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Help! My Kids Are Hurting: A Survival Guide to Working with Students in Pain by Marv Penner

A Survival Guide to Working with Students in Pain This book provides a wide range of appropriate interventions and fundamental people-helping skills, as well as critical help for youth workers to recognize their limitations and learn the principles of effective referral. This practical and informative book is essential for any untrained youth worker, and will be a vital tool for any youth pastor to share with their staff.

About Marv Penner

Marv Penner is a youth ministry expert with more than 30 years in the field, chairs the youth and family ministry department at Briercrest Graduate School in Saskatchewan, Canada. He's also director of the Canadian Centre of Adolescent Research and author of The Youth Worker's Guide to Parent Ministry and Help! My Kids Are Hurting.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface 6 Introduction 8 Section One: Understanding the World of Hurting Kids 11 Chapter 1: Five Things You Can Count On 12 Chapter 2: Eight Unique Challenges of Working with Kids in Pain 15 Section Two: Becoming a Person Who Can Help Hurting Kids 21 Chapter 3: What Do Hurting Kids Want from Us? 22 Chapter 4: What about Boundaries? 24 Chapter 5: What's Your Style---Hugger, Teacher, Preacher, or Surgeon? 29 Chapter 6: Sorting Through Your Own Baggage 39 Section Three: The Nuts and Bolts of Helping Hurting Kids 43 Chapter 7: It's All about L.O.V.E. 44 Chapter 8: L Is for LISTEN 47 Chapter 9: O Is for OFFER 54 Chapter 10: V Is for VALIDATE 62 Chapter 11: E Is for ELIMINATE, EMPOWER, and EXPECT 69 Chapter 12: Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Ministry with Hurting Kids 76 Section Four: When You're Out of Your Depth: Rules for Referral 83 Chapter 13: Why You Should Refer a Hurting Student 85 Chapter 14: When You Should Refer a Hurting Student 89 Chapter 15: How You Should Refer a Hurting Student 97 Section Five: Tackling the Tough Stuff---10 Topics You Need to Understand 99 Chapter 16: Eating Disorders 100 Chapter 17: Adolescent Suicide 104 Chapter 18: Rape, Acquaintance Rape, and Sexual Assault 109 Chapter 19: Adolescent Pregnancy 113 Chapter 20: Substance Abuse 117 Chapter 21: Grief and Loss 122 Chapter 22: Self-Injury 127 Chapter 23: Family Breakdown 130 Chapter 24: Pornography and Sexual Addictions 134 Chapter 25: Adolescent Depression 138 Final Thoughts 142

Additional information

CIN0310267080VG
9780310267089
0310267080
Help! My Kids Are Hurting: A Survival Guide to Working with Students in Pain by Marv Penner
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Zondervan
2005-12-26
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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