Group-Centered Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students

• Main Author: Clanton Harpine, Elaine (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Educational Psychology.; Social Work.; Clinical Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

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 he...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Easy Reference Guide to Group-Centered Interventions
• About the Author
• Organizing a New Group
• Designing Group-Centered Interventions
• Identifying the Needs of the Group
• Using Group Process as an Agent of Change
• Group Process and Motivation
• The Role of Interaction in a Group
• Self-Efficacy: The Learning Component in Schools
• Group Cohesion: The Therapeutic Factor in Groups
• Back to the Classroom.