Dr Larry Brendtro

Dr. Larry K. Brendtro is founder of Reclaiming Youth International and past president of Starr Commonwealth in Michigan and Ohio. He has been a Professor of Special Education in the area of Behavioral Disorders at the University of Illinois, The Ohio State University and Augustana College. He is a licensed psychologist and has authored over one hundred fifty publications including ten books:

The Other 23 Hours
Positive Peer Culture
Re-educating Troubled Youth
Reclaiming Youth at Risk
Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters
No Disposable Kids
Kids Who Outwit Adults
Troubled Children and Youth
The Resilience Revolution, and the Response Ability Pathways [RAP] curriculum for creating respectful environments.

Dr. Brendtro is co-editor of Reclaiming Children and Youth, a quarterly journal on strength based interventions with youth at risk. (For information on the journal, click here.) Dr. Brendtro is a member of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and has trained professionals in 16 countries. He draws on 40 years of experience in youth work, education, and treatment and holds a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan.