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Raiche, Bernard M. – Humanist Educator, 1979
Discusses value of peer counseling for children and adolescents and provides model for development of peer counseling programs. Includes selection and training of peer counselors, counselor-client needs, evaluation, documentation and institutionalization of peer counseling programs. Emphasizes special relationship obtainable between peer…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Selection, Counselor Training, Elementary Secondary Education
Cunningham, J. Jerome – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981
The use of a peer counselor in a staff support position in the student financial aid office at Wesleyan University is discussed. An academic credit course taught by the Director of Financial Aid was organized. Peer counselors must be selected, trained, and given responsibilities normally assigned to professionals. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Counselor Training, Course Descriptions, Credit Courses
Friedrich, Margret C.; And Others – 1985
This paper describes the development of one high school peer counseling program created in response to a number of adolescent suicides and attempted suicides. The formation and activities of the interdisciplinary team (school social worker, school psychologist, school guidance counselor, health education teacher, and students) to develop and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Student Services and Special Education. – 1986
The development and implementation of an adolescent suicide prevention program at the Fairfax County Public Schools in 1982 is described. The major components of the program are described: (1) background; (2) organizing and planning; (3) resources; (4) workshops; (5) activities for students; and (6) evaluation and review. Emergency visits to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedde Rosenroll, David A.; Dey, Cal – School Counselor, 1990
Describes a three-year project (1985-88) which established a training center for peer counseling that serves three school districts. An evaluation of the citywide project is reported, and the limitations of centralized training are discussed, along with speculations about expanding services and populations. (TE)
Descriptors: Centralization, Counselor Training, Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDolan, Brien – Adolescence, 1995
Analyzes the development and implementation of a teen hotline that utilizes skilled student volunteers. A comprehensive and meaningful training program combined with a high level of acceptance among the general youth population resulted in a valuable service for both the client callers and the student volunteers. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Hotlines (Public)
Kotloff, Lauren J.; And Others – 1993
This report examines five programs that use peer support groups as the key element of their prevention or intervention efforts in preventing or reducing the incidence of substance abuse, school failure, and other problems of adolescence. Chapter 1 provides introductory material. Chapter 2 contains background information on the peer program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Canning, Judy Harkness – 1985
This manual describes the benefits and procedures for implementing a developmental play program. It is intended to be used by both the leader--a counselor, teacher, or other professional--and students who have been trained in the peer facilitator skills. The manual does not include a detailed training program for peer facilitators, but the nature…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Cross Age Teaching
Brown, Ivan E. – 1981
The Labor Educational Advising Project (LEAP) was inaugurated in 1979 at Des Moines Area Community College to facilitate the provision of educational advising services within organized labor in Central Iowa. LEAP worked with local unions and union members to train a network of peer volunteers to provide educational counseling to workers interested…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Counselor Training
Download full textParker, Delores A. – 1976
The purpose of this paper was to design a peer counseling program for Davidson County Community College. Implementation of such a program will provide more services for each student at a low cost, will provide leadership/work experience for students at the college, and will enable professional counselors to devote more of their time to the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Counselor Training, Guidance Objectives
Wright, Pam; Vaughan, David – 1994
Students for Safer Sexuality is a peer education program designed to train 11th and 12th graders to be key agents in the delivery of sexuality education, HIV prevention, and communication skills programs. There were 15 students involved in the first year and 20 students currently involved. Participants are trained to lead discussion groups,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Grade 11, Grade 12, High Schools
Faraday, Sally; Harris, Richard – 1989
This guide explains how to use an 11-unit resource pack designed to help trainers and postsecondary and continuing education staff meet the needs of special needs students in Great Britain. The pack aims to enhance the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and confidence of staff working with special needs students; indicate how staff and learners may…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Guides
Walley, William V.; Stokes, Joseph P. – 1981
The development of a program of self-help support groups for teachers experiencing stress in Chicago public schools is described. These support groups attempted to alleviate stress-related illness by reducing teacher isolation and by enabling teachers to help each other cope with problems and fears. The support groups were led by teachers who…
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Therapy, Helping Relationship
Smilansky, Moshe; Israelashvili, Moshe – Gifted Education International, 1989
A project was developed in southern Tel-Aviv to intellectually foster gifted/socially disadvantaged adolescents. The program's components include mastery of mathematics and English, development of excellence in selected areas, peer group support, and critical thinking development. The paper describes problems encountered by the project and program…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Eismann, Edward P. – 1982
The Unitas Therapeutic Community is a mental health treatment and prevention program for Hispanic and Black children and teenagers in the South Bronx, New York City. Based on theories of therapeutic community and social psychology, Unitas stresses psychological methodologies that cultivate the healing potential present in all interpersonal…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Involvement, Helping Relationship, Hispanic Americans
