Crying, Learning, and Laughing: Why Students Visit the Teen Center

Winner of the Firebird Book Award 2021 for Parenting & Family and Young Adult Non-Fiction! Finalist of the 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Parenting & Family Readers Favorite Book Award 2021 Honorable Mention Non-Fiction – Social Issues Best Book Awards 2021 Finalist in the Young Adult-Non-Fiction category The struggle is real, but the help is sincere for adolescent students in Crying, Learning, and Laughing: Why Students Visit the Teen Center. The author recounts the stressful, but the often fun position as a case manager in a Teen Center. Students’ daily interactions in a School-Based Youth Services Program add color to the murky topics of teen dating violence, child abuse, and mental health issues. The unexpected crises don’t hinder the adolescents’ high energy, but it brings insight for the curious reader. Interesting and helpful, Crying, Learning, and Laughing explore the often chaotic life of teens and how social workers in schools shine a light during dark times. (Available in eBook and Paperback)