TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walterman, Jill
AU  - Walker, Elizabeth
TI  - Helping at-risk students : : a group counseling approach for grades 6-9 
SN  - 978-1-60623-002-2
AV  - 373.14 W17 c2009 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Counseling in middle school children
KW  - Counseling in secondary education
KW  - Group counseling for children
KW  - Group counseling for teenagers
KW  - Problem children
KW  - Counseling of
KW  - Interpersonal communication in children
KW  - Social skills in children
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - Includes bibliographic references and index; Part 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
N2  - Helps 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
ER  -