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Peer reviewedVarenhorst, Barbara B. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1992
Defines Peer Helping as umbrella term covering variety of services and activities in various settings with diverse populations. Describes peer helping program and its purpose, training, supervision, and evaluation. Discusses benefits to youth of peer helping program (sense of individuality, ability to make friends, and participation in meaningful…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Counseling
Peer reviewedVarenhorst, Barbara B. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1973
About 90 students (grades 7 through 12) participated in a peer counseling program in Palo Alto, California. After a 12 week training program that taught communication skills, adolescent concerns, and the strategies and ethics of counseling, students were assigned to small group practicums that met once a week and provided ongoing supervision.…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, High School Seniors, Junior High School Students, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedVarenhorst, Barbara B. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1974
Describes a training program for peer counselors in secondary school which stresses the unique role peers can perform as a bridge between a troubled young person and an adult professional. Evidence shows that peer counselors are serving as helping agents, while developing confidence and maturity in themselves. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Educational Programs, Group Counseling, Individual Development
Download full textVarenhorst, Barbara B. – 1978
The author presents contemporary views of the quest for knowledge about human beings and the human experience. She then presents criticism of the natural science model as a basis for social and behavioral science research. She notes that the human being and his behavior are so complex that unidimensional research models are inadequate. However,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counseling, Humanism, Models
Direct linkVarenhorst, Barbara B. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
Adolescent youth are an under-utilized human resource during a period of development when peer influence is powerful. Peer helping programs, in which youth are trained in interpersonal skills to equip them to reach out to others, are systematically tapping this resource in reclaiming at-risk youth. Research supports the validity of these programs…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Intervention, Peer Influence, Peer Counseling
Varenhorst, Barbara B. – 1973
The Palo Alto Peer Counseling program, now finishing its third year of operation, is described. The first year was a pilot year in which the idea was tested and the beginning draft of a curriculum developed. The second year was a developmental year, in which the practicum groups were started as students who had taken the 12-week training the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Counseling, Counselor Role
