Omroep Brabant: Blurred boundaries between youth care and religious outreach
An interesting article by Omroep Brabant on the mixing of youth work and religious activities in Eindhoven, with Geertjan Overbeek…
CONNECTING SCIENCE & SOCIETY
Unraveling What Helps Young People Thrive
Research into processes of risk and resilience in child and adolescent development, to improve youth prevention.
Training the next generation of experts
Become a professional leader in the field of preventive youth care, parenting and education
CONNECTING SCIENCE & SOCIETY
Unraveling What Helps Young People Thrive
Research into processes of risk and resilience in child and adolescent development, to improve youth prevention.
Training the next generation of experts
Become a professional leader in the field of preventive youth care, parenting and education
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Youth Prevention Lab
The Youth Prevention lab is based at the Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam. The mission of our lab is to uncover variations in typical and atypical child and adolescent development, and to use this knowledge as input for developing, implementing, and testing preventive intervention programs. This way, we aim to support the prosperous, safe, and healthy development of youths.
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Prof. dr. Geertjan Overbeek
Youth Prevention Lab
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The Youth Prevention Lab conducts research to improve our understanding of family and peer socialization dynamics, as well as what works for whom in parent and peer interventions.
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Understanding Family and Peer Socialization Dynamics
This research pillar zooms in on the major risk and protective factors in the family and peer contexts of children and adolescents.
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What Works for Whom in Parent and Peer Interventions
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Differences in developmental problems between victims of different types of child maltreatment
Journal of Public Child Welfare
Social goals and gains of adolescent bullying and aggression: A meta-analysis
Developmental Review
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Social skills development and resilience in childhood and adolescence
Early parent-child interactions as a blueprint for friendships and romantic relations
Social goals and gains of adolescent misbehavior
What works for whom in parenting interventions
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Tjip de Jong: On education and parenting (II)
In his second appearance on this podcast, Geertjan discusses the question whether a youth mental health crisis exists.