Screen LibraryGroup-centered prevention programs for at-risk students
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Springer Science+Business Media, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7248-4 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, 155 p.): ill. |
| ISBN: |
9781441972484 (electronic bk.) 144197248X (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | G444 |
| CLC: | G444 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152) and index. Group-Centered Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Creating At-Risk Children and Youth; Chapter 3: Organizing a New Group; Chapter 4: Identifying the Needs of the Group; Chapter 5: Using Group Process as an Agent of Change; Chapter 6: Group Process and Motivation; Chapter 7: The Role of Interaction in a Group; Chapter 8: Self-Efficacy: The Learning Component in Schools; Chapter 9: Group Cohesion: The Therapeutic Factor in Groups; Chapter 10: Back to the Classroom; References; Index. School psychologists, counselors, and educators in the K-12 setting face the daunting responsibility of finding balance between mandated testing, students' mental-health concerns, and additional academic help for at-risk students. One solution to this dilemma is to implement a school-based mental health approach that combines learning and counseling needs into a single program. Several types of successful programs are available, though week-long intensive programs have recently increased in popularity. "Group-Centered Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students" focuses on the developme. |