Chapter One. From Disempowerment to Self- Belief: A Center of Hope for Vulnerable Youth in Cape Town

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWL EDGMENTS xi
4. Introduction: On Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents 1
5. PART I: Ethnographies, Narrative Inquiries, and Life Stories
6. Chapter One. From Disempowerment to Self- Belief: A Center of Hope for Vulnerable Youth in Cape Town 31
7. Chapter Two. Aging Out and on My Own: Stories of Youth Transitions Out of Foster Care 48
8. Chapter Three. Dreaming Despite Status: Immigrant Youth in Contingent Migration Contexts 66
9. Chapter Four. “Hear Me”: Collaborating with Youth to Address Sexual Exploitation 84
10. Chapter Five. In Between Worlds: Narrating Ecological Heritage Practices for Teenage Wellness 102
11. Chapter Six. Neighborhood Surveillance and the Prison Assembly Line 118
12. Chapter Seven. Considering Inequalities: Experiences in Part- Time Youth Work 133
13. PART II: Autoethnography and Storytelling
14. Chapter Eight. Finding Justice: Transforming Schools with the Children We Serve 149
15. Chapter Nine. Fitting In, Letting Go, and Other Common Concerns for Children with Disabilities 171
16. Chapter Ten. Between Life Stories and the Strug gle for Homeless Youth 188
17. Chapter Eleven. Childhood and the Politics of Care 214
18. Chapter Twelve. Living on the Frontline: Reality- Based Drug Education in the Era of Black Lives Matter 231
19. Chapter Thirteen. Poor Mothers, Poor Children: The Feminization of Poverty in Rural India 247
20. PART III: Practice Reflections and Case Narratives
21. Chapter Fourteen. Understand the Brain, Understand Our Children 263
22. Chapter Fifteen. Beyond Deficits: Shifting Perspectives in Child and Youth Mental Health 281
23. Chapter Sixteen. Shifting Identities, Shifting Meanings: Adolescent Siblings and Grief 298
24. Chapter Seventeen. Creating Spaces for Sam: A Story of Healing Trauma Through Narrative Means and Art Therapy 313
25. Chapter Eighteen. Stories of Youth and Family Navigating a New Frontier of Social Media 331
26. CONTRIBUTORS 351
27. INDEX 355