title: Principles of Office Counseling: The High-risk or Troubled Adolescent.
abstract: Skillfully interviewing, assessing, and counseling a troubled adolescent must be based on a method of understanding the origins of problem behaviors. The authors describe the HEADS model of assessment and intervention used in the High-risk Youth Programs at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and present recommendations for effective counseling for these patients.
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peel