Youth

At Risk
Encik Ben Anderson Anak Melai
 Course Learning Outcomes
•  This course provides theoretical basis about youth
at risk and allow the student to analyze on how
teenagers are in risk situation.[C4,PLO1]
•  Students will be able to evaluate the concepts of
youth at risk from the perspective of psychology.
[C6, PLO3]
•  Students will be able to analyze and provide
assessment of the causes and consequences of
youth at risk in the community. [C4, PLO6]
 Content outline of the course
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES OF YOUTH AT RISK
The lectures will discuss issues on youth at risk, problems related to youth at risk and metaphor in relation to youth at risk.

WEEK 2: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SOCIAL YOUTH AT RISK
This chapter will discuss about the ecological model, economic conditions, poverty, single mothers, penggangguran, orphans, the issues of
socio-ekonomical, network of parents, the program that is suitable for the care of children.

WEEK 3: FAMILY PROBLEMS WITH YOUTH AT RISK
This chapter is to expose the students on the importance of network family, family life cycle, stuktur family, troubled family, care of children
appropriately.

WEEK 4: SCHOOL ISSUES WITH YOUTH AT RISK
This chapter is to expose the students about the importance of early education, structure of schools, school choice, the structure of the
classroom and curriculum for students stuktur primary and secondary schools.

WEEK 5: CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH AT RISK
This chapter will discuss some of the issues on the social environment, family circumstances, individual karater, the concept of the nature of
the self image and self important features that need to be known in the human self-concept and stress control strategies. In this case several
specific techniques are given attention.

WEEK 6: SCHOOL OF YOUTH AT RISK
This chapter will discuss the concept of droupout, students who didiskrimasikan in school, economic factors, social, school, family
cooperation and appropriate intervention program.

WEEK 7: DRUG ABUSE
This chapter discusses the factors that affect drug abuse, environmental factors, peers, family and individual. Effects of physiological and
psikological drug abuse. Appropriate intervention
 Content outline of the course
Week 8: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG TEENAGERS
This chapter discusses the influence of the media, interpersonal, antecedent and the development of the individual. Diseases associated with
STDS. Interventions appropriate.

WEEK 9: ANTI SOCIAL AND GANGESTRISME
This chapter will discuss the concept of anti social and gangestrisme among the youth now. Family problems, school, vandalism, juvenile
cases, peers.

WEEK 10: SUICIDE AMONG THE YOUTH
This chapter touches on suicide among the youth, interpersonal, family factors, interpersonal, psychosocial, factors to suicide, depressed,
types of depression. Appropriate intervention program.

WEEK 11: INTERVENTION/TREATMENT FRAMEWORK
This chapter discusses about the strength of the intervention in helping teen run into problems. Factors of society, family and school.

WEEK 12: SELF
This chapter discusses critical school competencies, self-concept, connectedness, coping ability and cognitive strategies.

WEEK 13: PEER THERAPY
This chapter students will be exposed to a variety of peer therapy and approach. This chapter also discusses the importance of therapy in
addressing human problems. Cooperative learning, positive effects of cooperative learning hand book peer support network.

WEEK 14: FAMILY THERAPY
This chapter also touches family counselling, education at home, training by parents to overcome the problem of youths at risk.

 Assessment Methods and Types
Individual
Mid-term 20%
Final exam 40%
1st Assignment 15%

Group
2nd Assignment 20%
Presentation 5%
Total 100%
 Assignment 1
You are required to make a writing on the topic
given.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES OF YOUTH AT RISK ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SOCIAL YOUTH AT RISK
FAMILY PROBLEMS WITH YOUTH AT RISK SCHOOL ISSUES WITH YOUTH AT RISK
CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH AT RISK SCHOOL OF YOUTH AT RISK
DRUG ABUSE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG TEENAGERS
ANTI SOCIAL AND GANGESTRISME SUICIDE AMONG THE YOUTH
INTERVENTION/TREATMENT FRAMEWORK SELF
PEER THERAPY FAMILY THERAPY

15-20pages
Submit: week 12

 Assignment 2
You are required to make a writing on the topic given. You are
required to do a case study in respect of the issues of risk youth
in Malaysia. Your writing should include an introduction, a
suitable type of problem and why youth are now. This concept
should be associated with appropriate psychological and social
theories. Students can support your findings with findings from
the journal that suit your findings.

30-40 pages
4 per group
Submit: week 12
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