Textbook in social psychology on vocational guidance of youth handicapped by poverty in the USA - covers social status, neighbourhood, cultural factors, family environment, group dynamics, mental health, the effect of the language barrier on behaviour, the problems of dropouts, Blacks and other minority groups, occupational choice, vocational training and employment opportunities, trends in counselling, the state of social research, etc. Bibliographys.

Audio CD (1 CD) of lively music written to practice the vocabulary and structures in chapters 1-11.

This resource offers counseling strategies to promote adolescents' overlooked strengths and create healthy alternatives to problem behaviors such as bullying, drug use, violence, and promiscuity.

Report on and evaluation of experimentalvocational guidance and counseling projects organised to help handicapped (disabled person) and disadvantaged youth in the USA overcome the problem of unemployment - examines psychological aspects, the problem of making youths amenable to vocational training, covers testing (incl. Aptitude testing), Motivation diagnosis and comments on relevant labour legislation concerning human resources planning.