Helping At-Risk Students A Group Counseling Approach for Grades 6-9

by Waterman, Jill; Walker, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781606230022
• ISBN10: 1606230026
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Engaging, activity based, and effective, this widely used group counseling curriculum (the SPARK program) is designed for flexible implementation in school or clinical settings. The program helps youth build skills for school success and social-emotional growth while exploring such crucial topics as personal goals, ethnic identity and prejudice, peer pressure, violence prevention, and family relationships. Featured are 36 reproducible handouts and forms—plus Spanish-language versions of the 32 handouts—in a large-size format with lay-flat binding for ease of use.

 

New to This Edition

*Revised and expanded to incorporate new findings and field-tested strategies.

*New module on male–female relationships.

*New sessions on emotion regulation, communication, and relational aggression.

*Strategies for whole-class implementation have been added.

*Nearly half of the 68 reproducibles are new or revised.

Author Biography

Jill Waterman is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Guidelines for Setting Up and Leading Groups

Goals of the Program

Getting Started

Group Counseling Techniques

Dilemmas for Group Leaders

The SPARK Curriculum

Overview of Module Content

Recruitment Criteria

Module One: Trust Building and Content

Recruitment Criteria

Trust Building and Communication Skills

Anger Management and Problem-Solving Skills

Ethnic Identity and Anti-Prejudice

Educational Aspirations

Peer Pressure and Gangs

Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions

Family Relationships

Termination Session: The Party

Effectiveness of SPARK Groups

Characteristics of Participating Group Members

Outcomes of the Groups

Summary and Conclusions

Appendices

Sample Materials for Beginning Groups

Curriculum Materials and Handouts

Sample Materials in Spanish for Beginning Groups

Curriculum Materials and Handouts in Spanish

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