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245	1		_aHelping at-risk students : _ba group counseling approach for grades 6-9 / _cJill Walterman.
100			_aWalterman, Jill
700			_aWalker, Elizabeth
260			_aNew York : _bGuilford Press, _c2009.
250			_a2nd
300			_axiv, 272 p.:
300			_c27 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographic references and index
020			_a978-1-60623-002-2
650			_aCounseling in middle school children
650			_aCounseling in secondary education
650			_aGroup counseling for children
650			_aGroup counseling for teenagers
650			_aProblem children _xCounseling of
650			_aInterpersonal communication in children
650			_aSocial skills in children _xStudy and teaching
050			_a373.14 W17 c2009
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953			_pHED1578
546			_aEnglish
953			_cCollLib
505			_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.
520			_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.
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