What Do I Do When
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"There is no how-to manual when it comes to helping teenagers with the multitude of issues they'll face during their adolescence. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, you've probably already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You are not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you'll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. Knowing that ninety-five percent of all the people with diagnosed eating disorders are teenage girls, it's likely that you'll encounter this issue if you interact with teens. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: * Understand eating disorders, along with the underlying issues that typically contribute to the disorders * Recognize warning signs that may mean a teen is developing an eating disorder * Realize the role and responsibility the Church has to mobilize help for teens with eating disorders * Create interventions when teens or their parents deny the problem * Develop a referral strategy for teens who need help addressing their eating disorder In this practical book, you'll discover how to identify and help a teen who is struggling with an eating disorder, and you'll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you're able to give."
"Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you'll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you've already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You're not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you'll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers are Victims of Abuse?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: * Grasp the realities and myths associated with abuse * Explore how theology informs the issue * Understand the different forms of abuse teens encounter, such as physical, emotional, sexual, and self-abuse * Identify the profile of abusers * Learn your role in mandated reporting * Equip teens to identify and avoid abusive situations or relationships With this practical book, you'll have what you need to identify and help victims of abuse, and you'll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you're able to give."
What Do I Do When Teenagers Are Depressed and Contemplate Suicide?
by Steven Gerali
"In this new series of books designed for anyone connected to teenagers, Dr. Steven Gerali addresses six daunting and difficult situations that, when they do happen, often leave youth workers and parents feeling unprepared. With a background in adolescent counseling, Dr. Gerali provides valuable resources to help youth workers and parents through some of the most challenging situations they may face. Each book defines the issue, explores how different theological perspectives can impact the situation, offers helpful, practical tips, along with credible resources to help the reader go deeper into the issues they're dealing with. This direct and hard-hitting series will include: * What Do I Do When...Death Comes-How to help teens through the questions and pain that arise when another student dies * What Do I Do When...Bullying and Violence Hits Home-Understanding and addressing the issues of bullying in and out of the youth group * What Do I Do When...We Encounter Sexual and Physical Abuse-How to handle issues of sexual and physical abuse, including practical intervention strategies and legal parameters * What Do I Do When...Families are Shattered by Dysfunction and Divorce-Equipping youth workers to help students pick up the broken pieces and find health and healing in the midst of family breakdown * What Do I Do When...Secret Eating Disorders Eat Away at Kids-Understanding and recognizing eating disorders in order to initiate helping strategies for teens dealing with this issue * What Do I Do When...Homosexuality Comes Out of the Closet and Into the Youth Ministry-Equipping youth workers to help students navigate the dangerous waters created by this issue, and educate other leaders on how to engage with homosexuality in the church"
Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Deal with Death?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Understand adolescent death, whether accidental, illness-related, homicide or suicide • Grasp the stages of grief and what they look like in adolescents • Explore how theology informs the issue of death • Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as, “Why does God allow tragedy? or “Is the dead person in heaven?” • Get tips for practical ways to help when a youth group experiences death, including helping the grieving family and the surviving teenagers • Deal with your own personal grief in the situation With this practical book, you’ll have what you need to offer help and hope to hurting teens and their families, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.
What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?
by Steven Gerali
Nobody can prepare you for all the issues you’ll encounter when it comes to teenagers. Whether you work with teens or are trying to parent them, chances are that you’ve already run into a few things that you felt completely unprepared or ill equipped to deal with. You’re not alone! In this hard-hitting series of books, you’ll find answers to the difficult questions you face when challenges arise. In What Do I Do When Teenagers Encounter Bullying and Violence?, Dr. Steven Gerali will help you: • Understand the issues of bullying, violence, and aggression • Grasp the factors that play into the issue, including the gender difference in the issue • Identify the profiles of the aggressors, victims, and gangs • Explore how theology informs the issue • Delve into questions that demand theological consideration, such as “Why are people so cruel?” and “Why does God allow suffering?” • Get tips to help prevent bullying in your youth group and how to transform the bully and empower the victim • Find ways to deal with the issue when it is specifically targeted at your youth group With this practical book, you’ll have what you need to help the victims and transform the bullies, and you’ll find plenty of resources for help beyond what you’re able to give.
