Use your Counseling Individuals Through the Lifespan text to read the following:
Chapter 8, “Early Adolescence [13 to 18 Years],” pages 167–185.
Chapter 9, “Late Adolescence [19 to 25 Years],” pages 189–206.
And articles attached
Reflecting on your readings and other articles you locate in the professional literature, take some time to explore social and emotional issues with clients and students.
For this discussion, imagine that you are working with a 17-year-old adolescent and his family. They have come to see you because the teen is not attending school regularly and states that he intends to drop out because school is boring. He wants to start working and be treated like an adult. His parents state that they are willing to treat him like an adult if he prepares for his future appropriately and can demonstrate that he will be able to find a job he enjoys and earn enough income to support himself. He is not sure what kind of career path he would like to follow and would consider vocational training. He also wants to be around his friends more, playing video games and hanging out at the local mall.
As the counselor, what knowledge about social and cognitive development do you need to know about as you begin your work with this teen? How would you go about locating resources that would be helpful for the teen and his family? Include in your post at least two resources from a local search in your region and at least two online resources that the teen could access to support his developmental growth process in adolescence.
