Helping at-risk students : a group counseling approach for grades 6-9 /
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| Author / Creator: | Waterman, Jill, 1945- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Guilford Press, c2001. |
| Description: | xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4431304 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Guidelines for Setting Up and Leading SPARK 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 Questionnaires
- 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
- Handling Issues of Child Abuse and Suicidality
- Dilemmas for Group Leaders
- Balancing the Needs of the 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
- 2. The SPARK Curriculum
- Overview of Module Content
- Recruitment Criteria
- Module One: Trust Building and Communication Skills
- Module Two: Anger Management and Problem-Solving Skills
- Module Three: Ethnic Identity and Anti-Prejudice
- Module Four: Educational Aspirations
- Module Five: Peer Pressure and Gangs
- Module Six: Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions
- Module Seven: Family Relationships
- Termination Session: The Party
- 3. Effectiveness of SPARK Groups
- Characteristics of Participating Group Members
- Family Structure and Distress
- Exposure to Community Violence
- Effectiveness 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
- Summary and Conclusions
- Information Regarding Data Analyses
- Appendices
- 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