Download or read book Working with Latino Youth written by Joan D. Koss-Chioino and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-06-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vital resource, which integrates development, culture, and psychological intervention, helps meet the challenge of addressing an array of culturally specific problems such as assimilation, discrimination, scholastic failure, pregnancy, substance abuse, and delinquency. The authors, Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Luis A. Vargas, present a dynamic new model for working with Latino youth that considers the individual within the context of their families, their communities, and their culture.