Identyfikacja i wykorzystanie zasobów wychowanków Młodzieżowego Ośrodka Wychowawczego – jako element indywidualnych oddziaływań resocjalizacyjnych

Issues of the social maladjustment of juveniles are being discussed in various interdisciplinary publications. It shows that the problem is important and effective methods of influences towards juveniles are still being sought. Dissertations recommended in the article include personality, which here is settled in the paradigm of cognitive psychology, where the picking up, selection and the use of information play a crucial role in personality. Constructing one’s own experiences when growing up is possible thanks to the fact that one has a knowledge which results mainly from connecting personal experiences. It is necessary to identify during the diagnostic process such abilities of juveniles which can be their main sources of change. Strong points and abilities of juveniles are a key to the improvement in their functioning in the society.