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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.

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• 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
• Module I Trust Building and Communication Skills
• Module II Anger Management and Problem-Solving Skills
• Module III Ethnic Identity and Anti-Prejudice
• Module IV Educational Aspirations
• Module V Peer Pressure and Gangs
• Module VI Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions
• Module VII Family Relationships
• Termination Session: The Party
• Effectiveness of SPARK Groups
• Characteristics of Participating Group Members
• Outcomes of the Groups
• Summary and Conclusions
• Appendices
• A Sample Materials for Beginning Groups
• B Curriculum Materials and Handouts
• C Sample Materials in Spanish for Beginning Groups
• D Curriculum Materials and Handouts in Spanish

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Jill Waterman, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and coordinator of the UCLA Psychology Clinic, the training clinic for UCLA's top-ranked PhD program in clinical psychology. Her research and publications focus on various aspects of child trauma and on developing and evaluating interventions aimed at helping our most vulnerable children. Dr. Waterman is also a practicing psychotherapist in the Los Angeles area.

Elizabeth Walker, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2000. As a graduate student, she spent several years working with inner-city students in the Los Angeles area, and she currently works with economically disadvantaged, ethnically diverse high school students in Denver. Additionally, she is especially interested in integrating religion and spirituality into the therapeutic process.