03310nam a2200325Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500950005810000200015370000220017326000390019525000080023430000170024230000110025950000480027002000220031865000410034065000380038165000340041965000350045365000360048865000440052465000500056805000210061854600120063950520960065152002020274733600090294933700150295833800110297320260803094034.0251212s2009    xx            000 0 und d1 aHelping at-risk students : ba group counseling approach for grades 6-9 /cJill Walterman.  aWalterman, Jill  aWalker, Elizabeth  aNew York :bGuilford Press,c2009.  a2nd  axiv, 272 p.:  c27 cm.  aIncludes bibliographic references and index  a978-1-60623-002-2  aCounseling in middle school children  aCounseling in secondary education  aGroup counseling for children  aGroup counseling for teenagers  aProblem childrenxCounseling of  aInterpersonal communication in children  aSocial skills in childrenxStudy and teaching  a373.14 W17 c2009  aEnglish  aPart I: Guidelines for Setting Up and Leading Groups. Goals of the SPARK Program. Getting Started. Selecting Group Members. Structure of the Groups. Group Leaders. Presenting the Groups to Prospective Members. Pregroup Individual Interviews and/or Questionnnaires. Group Counseling Techniques. Developing Trust and Understanding Confidentiality. Building Group Cohesion. Group Process. Developmental Considerations. Maintaining Order and Leader Sanity. Uses and Parameters of Check-in and Check-out. Issues in Ending the Groups. Dilemmas for Group Leaders. Handling Issues of Child Abuse and Suicidality. Suicidality. Balancing the Needs of Individual Group Members with the Requirements of the Psychoeducational Curriculum. Dealing with Members Who Do Not Participate. Dealing with Chronically Disruptive Members. Parameters of the Group Leader Role. Adapting the Curriculum for Full Classroom Use. Part II: The SPARK Curriculum. Overview of Module Content. Recruitment Criteria. Module One: Trust-building and Communication Skills. Module Two: Anger Management and Emotion Regulation Skills. Module Three: Ethnic Identity and Anti-prejudice. Module Four: Educational Aspirations. Module Five: Peer Pressure, Bullying, and Gangs. Module Six: Male-female Relationships. Module Seven: Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions. Module Eight: Family Relationships. Termination Session: The Party. Part III: Effectiveness of SPARK Groups. Characteristics of Participating Group Members. Family Structure and Distress. Outcome of the SPARK Groups. Time 1 and Time 2 Differences for Those in the Treatment Group. Time 1 and Time 2 Differences for Those in the Control Group. Comparisons between the Treatment and Control Groups. Pilot Evaluations of New and Revised Modules in this Edition. Summary and Conclusions. Information Regarding Data Analyses. Appendix A: Sample Materials for Beginning SPARK Groups. Appendix B: Curriculum Materials and Handouts. Appendix C: Sample Materials in Spanish for Beginning SPARK Groups. Appendix D: Curriculum Materials and Handouts in Spanish.  aHelps youth build skills for school success and social-emotional growth while exploring such topics as personal goals, ethnic identity and prejudice, peer pressure, violence prevention, and family.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume