Su-Yun is a social worker in an urban school in Boston. She primarily works with at-risk teens whose families are below the poverty level. These teens are considered at risk for engaging in criminal behavior. Su-Yun decides to create a program at her school that gives teens a variety of ways in which they can avoid starting (or continuing)down a negative path-for example, she creates an anonymous counseling hotline and makes arrangements for a local youth club to stay open later hours on the weekends to give students a place to hang out. Su-Yun's efforts are an example of _________.

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Option planning is a process of identifying and developing options for individuals who are at risk for engaging in criminal behavior. Su-Yun's program provides teens with a variety of ways to avoid starting (or continuing) down a negative path, such as an anonymous counseling hotline and a place to hang out on the weekends.

Su-Yun Is a Social Worker in an Urban School in Boston