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Children with and without Learning Disabilities: A Comparison of Processes and Outcomes Following Group Counseling
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Leichtentritt, Judith; Shechtman, Zipora – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study compared outcomes and processes in counseling groups of an expressive-supportive modality for children with learning disabilities (LD) and without them (NLD). Participants were 266 students (ages 10-18), all referred for emotional, social, and behavioral difficulties; of these, 123 were identified with LD and 143 were not. There were 40…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Competence, Counseling Effectiveness
Wellness-Based Group Counseling with Elementary Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs
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Perepiczka, Michelle – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs (DAEPs) have a variety of behavior problems. School counselors in DAEPs have the opportunity to address emotional, academic, social, and behavioral concerns of these students. Counselors may use the strengths-based wellness paradigm as an alternative method of addressing students' holistic…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Behavior Problems, Wellness, Group Counseling
Nurture Groups in School and at Home: Connecting with Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
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Cooper, Paul; Tiknaz, Yonca – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007
This book explores the ways in which pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties can be effectively engaged in schooling -- either in school or at home. It explains the social and emotional underpinnings of learning and presents practical strategies for aiding engagement. "Nurture Groups", originally devised and implemented in the…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Antisocial Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Counseling
Helping Children Thrive at School: The Effectiveness of Nurture Groups
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Sanders, Tracey – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2007
This paper describes a nurture group pilot project that took place in three schools in Hampshire. Results suggested that children in the nurture groups made significant social and emotional gains after attending a group. These gains were recognised by the children themselves and their parents. They were also generalised into the classroom.…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Behavior Problems, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Competence
RESPONSE PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH GROUP COUNSELING.
OHLSEN, MERLE M.; PROFF, FRED C. – 1960
FURTHER ANALYSES OF DATA COLLECTED IN AN EARLIER STUDY (ED 002 992) WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE EFFECTS OF SELECTED GROUP COUNSELING FACTORS INCLUDING (1) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLIENT GROWTH AND TOPICS DISCUSSED IN GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS, (2) EFFECTS OF GROUP COMPOSITION ON COUNSELING GROUP INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIORS, AND (3) WAYS OF MEASURING…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Counseling
Helping At-Risk Students: A Group Counseling Approach for Grades 6-9.
Waterman, Jill; Walker, Elizabeth – 2001
Aimed at helping the most vulnerable young adolescents, this book attempts to provide tools and techniques for practitioners working with youth at risk for academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties resulting from such factors as difficult family situations, learning problems, or socioeconomic disadvantage. The SPARK curriculum combines a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems