Two 14-year-old girls are referred to the school psychologist because of poor attendance and poor academic achievement. This is compounded by family conflicts related to the girls' perceived lack of motivation and effort. Describe two different developmental pathways for the girls, with one having a more positive outcome and one a more negative outcome. Use the concepts of risk, risk factors,
resilience, and protective factors to illustrate these two pathways.
What will be an ideal response?
• Any reasonable response that includes a description of each girl's risk/risk factors (individual, family, and social) and resilience/protective factors (individual, family, and social) that lead to two different outcomes
• Could also include a discussion of equifinality and multifinality
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