It is no question that boys are different from girls and there are, specifically, programs for troubled boys. These programs are services intended to provide aid and improvement in academic, career, personal and social development of teens. During the teenage years, many teens work through a period of confusion and loss of direction. Counseling
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Counseling
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines counseling as the provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, especially by a professional.
Counseling can come in many different forms. These forms include, but are not limited to, child development, eating disorder, substance abuse, rehabilitation, mental health and educational counseling. The type of counseling needed for an individual depends on the type of issues or problems he/she happens to be facing.
Counseling Troubled Youth
Counseling offers hope to all kinds of troubled youth. Teens who struggle with personality disorders, emotional trauma, psychological disorders and/or learning disabilities, are all great candidates for counseling. These types of teens are often times, in desperate need for some type of counseling, and if some form of counseling is not achieved, are at high risk of fateful, dire consequences. These consequences may include drug addiction, imprisonment, or in some cases, even death.
during these formative years can provide the guidance and focus that a teenager may lack in life. To seek out the right programs for your troubled boy contact Zion Educational Systems (866-471-8579).
How do they help?
Behavioral Modification
- Counseling can help in behavioral modification of troubled boys × Troubled boys
Troubled boys are adolescent males who show little or no respect towards authority, are involved with negative peer groups, display unhealthy behavior and are incapable of handling situational problems in a healthy, mature manner. Teenage boys who are deemed, 'troubled,' tend to struggle with issues such as, failing grades, drug/alcohol addiction, mood swings, negative relationships and friendships, and openly show disdain for any type of authority figure. Troubled boys who struggle and are considered troubled are at high risk of experiencing dire, negative consequences. If negative behaviors of troubled teen boys are left unchecked, the individual teen's behavior will more than likely progress and continue on well into adulthood. It is imperative for parents of troubled boys to seek help immediately in correcting their child's behavioral patterns. Fortunately for parents of troubled boys, there is a myriad of solutions, in terms of treatment, for them to choose from. Troubled teen behavioral solutions such as, boarding schools, group homes, and residential therapy programs for troubled teens, are all viable and popular choices among parents of trouble boys.
. Teenage boys exposed to counseling have less inappropriate behaviors, more positive attitudes and less aggressive or hostile mood swings. Counseling has demonstrated improvement of family relationships and decreases problems in the family. It is a key component in preventing violence and identifying at-risk teens.
Increased Self-esteem
- The effect of counseling on a teenager includes an increase in self-esteem. According to a study published in a 2001 issue of “American School Board Journal,” teenage boys that submitted to counseling were more likely to report higher grades, a more positive outlook on their future, and a more confident relationships between friends and family. Counseling among teenage boys also reduces the risk of suicide and risky behaviors such as promiscuity and self destructive behavior.
Academic Achievement
- According to student polls conducted by Art & Science Group, young boys involved in counseling have a positive influence on their peers × Peers
Peers /peer/ Peers are the people of which a person associates. Peers have a strong influence on person’s thoughts, actions, and will also play a key part in how a person develops and will determine who a person will become. Peers always have an influence but occur especially in a person’s youth. Parents should make it a priority to inform children of how important their peer group is on them. Discussions about this topic can help to prevent children from choosing friends that could lead them down dangerous paths. Peers who involve themselves in negative behaviors will begin to oppose school and parents and can also influence others in the peer group to do the same. It is important to support the finding of positively influential peers for children. However, peers can also help uplift others to strive to become better and want success. Those are the peers you should surround yourself with and also your children.
’ academic achievement as well as success in their own. Individual and group counseling can contribute to the academic success of a student as well as their future skills, behaviors, and career potential.
Social Skills and Career Development
- Counseling troubled boys influences their social skills. According to a 2001 study published in “Journal of Counseling and Development,” counseling can increase the effectiveness of teaching social skills as well as increase career development skills in. Counselors are effective in teaching career and life skills × life skills
noun the ability to cope with stresses and challenges of daily life, esp. skills in communication and literacy, decision-making, occupational requirements, problem-solving, time management and planning Many life skills are learned or obtained during the time of adolescence. Sometimes, for one reason or another, adolescents are ill prepared for life ahead of them due to their poor development of life skills. For these types of young men and women, life is a daily struggle as they fall farther behind due to their ignorance. Mental health, intelligence and social environments play a big role of the development of a person's life skills. If a person is struggling with a mental illness, they are less likely to develop necessary life skills than that of a fully functioning and mentally healthy adult. Troubled youth who fail to learn basic or necessary life skills can find vocational, therapeutic and life skill building essentials at any of the following troubled teen services: residential treatment facilities, wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, group homes for troubled teens, adventure therapy
, which includes influencing a teenager’s decision on a suitable future for themselves.
Call Zion Educational Systems (866-471-8579) today to find out how your troubled boy can be influenced for the better. By working together you will find the solutions necessary to become a family again.