Group Interventions in Schools (eBook)

Promoting Mental Health for At-Risk Children and Youth

Elaine Clanton Harpine (Autor)

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2008
XVI, 108 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-77317-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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 group interventions.

Elaine Clanton Harpine, Ph.D., is a motivational psychologist specializing in group counseling and motivational program design. She has 34 years of experience designing and conducting motivational programs for children and youth. Dr. Clanton Harpine earned her doctorate in Educational Psychology, Counseling from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Clanton Harpine has published eight nonfiction books, including No Experience Necessary! which received an Award of Excellence in 1995 and was selected as one of the top five children's books in its class. Other published children's writings include a two volume series entitled, Come Follow Me, in 2001, a three-volume family series completed in 2003, and numerous articles for teenagers on peer pressure, coping with failure, alcohol abuse, parents, and suicide.
Dr. Clanton Harpine has been interviewed on local early morning TV and radio concerning her workshop 'Communication for Married Couples' and has been interviewed on local university radio concerning her work with inner-city at-risk readers. Her research for the past five years has focused on using group-centered motivational interventions with at-risk readers in a motivational efficacy retraining program. Dr. Clanton Harpine designed the motivational reading program called, Camp Sharigan, which she has used extensively in her work and research during the past five years.
She is currently teaching Group Therapy and Counseling and Human Growth and Development at the University of South Carolina Aiken and is continuing her research with group-centered interventions and at-risk readers. She was selected for inclusion in Who's Who of American Women, 2006 and 2007, for her work with children in inner-city neighborhoods.

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Children who are labeled at-risk often suffer from severe deficiencies in cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills that, if unaddressed, may lead to limited prospects for future success and well-being. 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, Group Interventions in Schools: Offers observational exercises to assist readers in gaining a deeper understanding of how group interventions work; Provides both the theory and research that supports real-world group-based motivational interventions; Explains how and why group-centered interventions support children s psychological adjustment and bolster their academic achievement; Analyzes how efficacy retraining works, specifically in changing the child s cognitive and academic motivations and perceptions; Features instructive case examples and proven, ready-to-use group-focused interventions that can be readily applied or adapted to specific situations; Shows how therapeutic gains translate into improved classroom performance.Written primarily for school-based psychologists, counselors, and other school mental health personnel, this volume provides a solid foundation for those new to the field as well as a creative boost for group specialists. Other education professionals and mental health clinicians working with children and adolescents will find much of practical value here. Its accessible style makes the book worthwhile as a training text.

Inhalt

Clanton_FM.pdf 2
Clanton_Introduction.pdf 13
Clanton_Ch01.pdf 15
Clanton_Ch02.pdf 21
Clanton_Ch03.pdf 31
Clanton_Ch04.pdf 39
Clanton_Ch05.pdf 50
Clanton_Ch06.pdf 65
Clanton_Ch07.pdf 70
Clanton_Ch08.pdf 85
Clanton_Ch09.pdf 93
Clanton_Ref.pdf 104
Clanton_Index.pdf 111

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2008
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 108 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Albert Bandura • at-risk children • Group Interventions • Group Process • Intervention • language • Mental Health • Motivation • Motivational • Play therapy • prevention • School-Based Programs • schools • Skill-Building • Youth
• ISBN-10: 0-387-77317-7 / 0387773177
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-77317-9 / 9780387773179