Teens at Risk

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Adolescence is a time where environmental factors and at-risk behaviors such as violence, drugs, sexual activity, trauma, etc. can have internal (cognitive, social-emotional) and external developmental (physical, behavioral) affects on development. Consider the following real scenario:

Out of 100 graduates from High School X, about 71 had experienced physical assault; 51 had used alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit drugs in the previous 30 days and 7 smoked marijuana every day; 48 were sexually active but only 27 used condoms the last time they had sex; 39 had been bullied physically or emotionally; 20 watched four hours or more of television every day; 17 were employed; 16 had carried a weapon in the previous year; 12 had ADHD; and 4 had an eating disorder.

1. Discuss the internal and external implications resulting from the contextual effect.

2. What can school counselors do to assess the contextual effects on the student and mitigate negative effects?101

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