Strengths-Based Practice with Puerto Rican Adolescents: Lessons from a Substance Abuse Prevention Project.

Delgado, Melvin

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ERIC Number: EJ553551

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Publication Date: 1997

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Strengths-Based Practice with Puerto Rican Adolescents: Lessons from a Substance Abuse Prevention Project.

Delgado, Melvin

Social Work in Education, v19 n2 p101-12 Apr 1997

Describes a federally funded substance abuse prevention project that focused on resilience development in Puerto Rican adolescents in a New England community. Cultural pride played an instrumental role in youths discovering their strengths while helping themselves and their families and community. Discusses goals, peer teaching, community service, and provides a case example. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Hispanic Americans, Prevention, Program Descriptions, Puerto Ricans, Resilience (Personality), Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Substance Abuse

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Language: English

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