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Parenting teenagers programme: a UK retrospective
- Authors:
- ROKER Debi, COLEMAN John
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 12(5), November 1998, pp.359-372.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes research which surveyed the range and nature of 'parenting teenagers' courses currently available in the UK, and identified key characteristics of these courses, including aims, value bases, materials, methods, parents attending, outcomes and evaluation. Identifies a number of key issues and makes recommendations for future practice, policy and research.
Teenage suicide and self-harm: a training pack for professionals
- Author:
- COLEMAN John
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 32p., CD
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
A resource, aimed at trainers and practitioners, based on interviews with young people, parents, friends and workers in the field. Training exercises include understanding suicide and self-harm; recognising risk; responding to self-harm behaviour; and working with family and friends. The pack is accompanied by an audio CD which contains the full transcript of the interviews.
Self-esteem: towards a better understanding
- Author:
- COLEMAN John
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 51, March 2001, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Self-esteem has long been seen as a vital measure of adjustment and mental health. The author argues that it is a complex concept and recent research suggests we need to know a good deal more before we can be sure which interventions will work for which young people.
Parenting in the youth justice context
- Authors:
- HENRICSON Clem, COLEMAN John, BOKER Debi
- Journal article citation:
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(4), November 2000, pp.325-338.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The introduction of the parenting order was one of a range of new initiatives contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Recognising the need for a review of research and practice in this field, the Youth Justice Board commissioned a study in early 1999 to identify key criteria for success in parenting education and support in the youth justice context. The present article summarises the conclusions of that report, outlining major research findings and pointing up areas where further work in needed. This article highlights the challenges posed by this exciting and controversial new area of work in the youth justice field.
Teenage parenthood
- Authors:
- COLEMAN John, DENNISON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 12(4), September 1998, pp.306-314.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reviews teenage parenthood from a research perspective.
Teenage suicide and self-harm
- Authors:
- COLEMAN John, LYON Juliet, PIPER Roz
- Publisher:
- TSA Publishing
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- Booklet,audio cassette in pack.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Pack containing a booklet on suicide and self harm among young people and a cassette containing extracts from in-depth interviews with young people who have harmed themselves or attempted suicide, as well as their friends, families and carers. Those who have lost a teenager through suicide are also interviewed.
Supporting parents of teenagers: a handbook for professionals
- Editors:
- COLEMAN John, ROKER Debi
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 223p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a review of current policy developments, from crime and disorder legislation to youth offending teams. Addresses practical issues of how to assess and provide support for parents covering all aspects of this field, including parenting orders, the use of the parent advisor model, setting up a parenting teenagers group, involving fathers as well as mothers of teenagers and working