Abstract: Truancy behavior that are common maladaptive behaviors often experienced by students at school. Behavior occurs due to the inability of adapt environmental demands. The contract technique which aims change individual can be a solution this action. This is done with good awareness and commitment between counselor client. basic principles in include: (1) contracts carried out reinforcem...

Leimomi was a 16-year-old female of Asian Pacific Island descent born and raised onOahuwho was referred to the Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) by her public school student services coordinator for running away, chronic truancy, aggressiveness, and drug abuse. She had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus about 1 year before this referral and...

Acts of violence include bullying, verbal threats, physical assault, domestic abuse, the use of objects or weapons to harm another, and gunfire. Premature death, disability, and academic failure occur due to the violent activity that surrounds many American youth. Risk factors that contribute to youth violence include a history of being abused or abusing others, school truancy, poor time use, e...

Volatile substance misuse (VSM) among Israeli youth has been identified as widespread and growing. Using data from the 2009 National School Survey of 12-18 year olds (N = 7,166), this study describes VSM prevalence among Jews and Arabs, examining relationships between past-month VSM and sociodemographic, behavioral, psychological, and interpersonal characteristics. Past-month VSM, reported by 7...