Troubled Kids
Over the weekends, I very much enjoy CSPAN2 BOOKTV. "Television for Serious Readers." Sounds pretty paradoxical. It is all non-fiction authors and books. More my jam but I have an ever increasing appreciation of novels. I am presently watching a program about a book called "Troubled." It is an expose on the juvenile delinquent treatment programs of which I have some background. My public school position not really but we do have kids that wind up becoming placed in placed in alternative settings. With at-risk kids and interventions, the degree of change required is daunting. There are no magic wands. It takes awhile for things to go awry. It takes a while to make it aright. As a high school counselor, I see assistance as only a tool to deconstruct what a kid has been through and create understanding and space for both the student, family, and the system, whether is a school or a program. That understanding can begin to untangle what has happened and where to go fro...