Teen Dating Abuse: A Paradigm for Mental Health Counselors |
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| Authors: | Charles Guigno Kristina Yiannaki Caroline Hallmark |
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| Institution: | Kingsborough Community College-City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | Teen dating abuse (TDA) is a serious public health problem affecting almost half of all adolescents in the United States. Because of the developmental characteristics of adolescence such as identity confusion and rejection of adult authority figures, counseling adolescents who are experiencing TDA can be particularly challenging. This article describes the types of abuse, the early warning signs of abuse, and effective strategies that mental health counselors can use to counsel and educate teen victims of TDA and others. |
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| Keywords: | mental health counseling teen dating abuse helping professional empathic listening modeling attending skills creativity in counseling |
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