Group Interventions in Schools: Promoting Mental Health for At-Risk Children and Youth

By Elaine Clanton Harpine

Book Overview

Tapping into the therapeutic potential of groups, this volume presents the theory and practice of cognitive-oriented group-centered counseling - combining intrinsic motivation, efficacy retraining, and targeted play therapy and social role-playing - that can be implemented to help children build core social skills and emotional regulation to complement their classroom instruction. In addition to providing a complete framework for developing, facilitating, and evaluating group interventions with children in their natural learning environments, this book offers observational exercises to assist readers in gaining a deeper understanding of how group interventions work. The book features instructive case examples and proven, ready-to-use group-focused interventions that can be readily applied or adapted. This volume provides a solid foundation for those new to the field as well as a creative boost for group specialists. Its accessible style makes the book worthwhile as a training text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387773150
• ISBN13: 9780387773155
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"