SCHOOL-BASED EFFORTS: A PLAN

TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH

PROFESSOR: KAREN CONZETT
EDU 644: CHILD & WELFARE
JOSEPHINE L RODRIGUEZ
02/26/2015

WELCOME
MY NAME IS JOSEPHINE RODRIGUEZ , I AM THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
MY ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FIRST AND THAT THE BRIDGE
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME IS BUILT
I AM HERE HELPING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT AT RISK YOUTH
WORKING TOGETHER CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES AND THE SCHOOL
I AM HERE TO HELP OFFICIALS LEARN THE EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF AT- RISK YOUTH

TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOUTH BE SUCCESSFUL

YOUTH AT RISK
RISK FACTORS

CHILD MALTREATMENT
HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS
LACKING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
(NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT)

SEX OF THE TEEN

HAVING A LEARNING DISABILITY OR
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY (MORRISON & COSDEN,
1997)

(John Ward)

YOUTH AT RISK
RISK FACTORS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
POVERTY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ( BERNARD & ERIC CLEARING
HOUSE ON URBAN EDUCATION, NY,1997)

AGE OF THE YOUTH

INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WRONG CROWD

(Youth at risk, 2013).

EFFECTS AND IMPLICATION

BEHAVIOR
UNEXCUSED ABSENCE

EFFECTS
(MARTIAN, 2013)

BEHAVIOR
CARRIED A WEAPON

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

PHYSICAL FIGHTING

YOUTH CRIMINALITY

SUICIDAL

POOR SCHOOL GRADES

ENGAGE IN DRUGS AND

ALCOHOL

(NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL

ENGAGEMENT)

(CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL,2013)

EFFECTS AND IMPLICATION

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
YOUTH MAYBE
WITHDRAWN
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
LOW SELF-ESTEEM
(MORRISON, G., & COSDEN, M. 1997).

EFFECTS
(YOUTH COMPREHENSIVE RISK
ASSESSMENT .COM ,2010)

LONG-TERM EFFECTS
YOUTH CAN CONTRACT
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASE
BRAIN AND ORGAN
DAMAGE
DEATH
(DE GUZMAN T. R. M, & POHLMEIER. A. L.,
2014 )

SOLUTIONS FRAMEWORK
TEACH TO STUDENT STRENGTHS
SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
PROVIDING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS
(NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT)

APPLYING THE RISK, PROTECTION AND

RESILIENCE PRINCIPLES

(ANTHONY, ALTER,& JENSON,. 2009)

(Kings Home, 2015)

SOLUTIONS-INTEGRATING A FRAMEWORK
SHIFT ATTENTION FROM THE STUDENT TO
THE BEHAVIOR
SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND FAMILY
COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE AMPLE
SERVICES
D.C COUNCIL APPROVED $ 80 MILLION TO
SERVE THE NEEDS OF 36,00 STUDENTS .. (
MEYERS, 2014 )

( Meyers, 2014 )

ACTIVITY
THE PINELLIAIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
HAVING A HARD TIME TRYING TO REACH A
POPULATION OF AT-RISK STUDENTS A
SCHOOL OFFICIAL , BASED ON INFORMATION
ON THIS SLIDE, AND ANY INFORMATION
KNOW ABOUT AT-RISK STUDENTS CONSTRUCT
A FEW VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO BETTER SERVE
THESE STUDENTS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL
Hartjes .E.

THANK YOU
THANK YOUR FOR COMING TO OUR INFO
MEETING
REMEMBER THAT THESE KIDS ARE COUNTING
ON YOU TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HOPE THE
PRESENTATION WAS INFORMATIVE

REFERENCE
ANTHONY, E.K., ALTER, C.F., & JENSON, J.M. (2009). DEVELOPMENT OF A RISK AND RESILIENCEBASED OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. SOCIAL WORK, 54(1), 4555. RETRIEVED FROM THE EBSCOHOST DATABASE. DOI:10.1093/SW/54.1.45
BERNARD, B., & ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON URBAN EDUCATION, N.Y. (1997). TURNING IT AROUND
FOR ALL YOUTH: FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE. ERIC/CUE DIGEST, NUMBER 126. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://ERIC.ED.GOV/?ID=ED412309.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (2013) YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCEUNITED STATES,2013. RETRIEVED FROM
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TM_CAMPAIGN=YOUTH-RISK-BEHAVIOR-SURVEILLANCE-UNITED-STATES-2013-PDF

REFERENCE
DE GUZMAN T. R. M, & POHLMEIER. A. L.,( 2014 AUGUST ) HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS IN YOUTH .
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REFERENCE
KINGS HOMES (2015). SERVING YOUTH AT RISK. RETRIEVED FROM
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REFERENCE
MEYERS C. (2014, 03 DEC). A BOOST FOR AT-RISK D.C. STUDENTS. RETRIEVED FROM
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