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Counseling Strategies that Worktargets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today's school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection. This text is an anthology of intervention strategies that are rooted in scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day "problems" confronting today's school counselor. It is an excellent source for counseling techniques courses or as a reading assigned as part of their field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference text for all those currently employed as school counselors. Every chapter provides a blending of theory, practice and guided, personalized application. The content is broken down succinctly, beginning with a brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed before delving into a detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of an intervention strategy. Each chapter includes:A brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed. Precis of sample research supporting a specific intervention technique. Detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of the intervention strategy. A listing of clinical recommendations for direct application. A list of web based and literature based resources of additional material.
Contents
Preface Acknowledgments SECTION 1 ASSISTING STUDENTS NAVIGATEACADEMIC DEMANDS CHAPTER ONEAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Interventions for Student Distractibility, Inattentiveness, and Time on Task SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSA Multimethod Intervention for Social-Skills Deficits in Children with AD/HD and Their Parents The Effects of Self-Monitoring of Academic PerformanceSchool-based Multicomponent Program for Treating AD/HD DETAILED INTERVENTIONGroup Counseling Intervention for Children with AD/HD FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER TWODisruptive Behavior: Tantrums, Out-of-Seat, and Clowning SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSContingency Contracting: Reducing Classroom Tantrums Modifying Task Difficulty Group Contingency to Manage Disruptive Behavior DETAILED INTERVENTIONReality Therapy and Solution-Focused Counseling for Student Off-Task Behavior FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER THREEDishonesty: Cheating and Stealing SAMPLE INTERVENTIONClassroom Control as a Means of Reducing Cheating Encouraging Schoolwide Honesty Stimulus Control-Reinforcement and Response Cost as a Means of Reducing Stealing Extinction as a Means of Controlling Stealing DETAILED INTERVENTIONFamily Contracting and Self-Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER FOURLow Self-efficacy and Motivational Issues SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSGoal Setting for Academic Improvement Poor Performance: Skill or Motivation? Goal Setting and Self-Assessment DETAILED INTERVENTIONThe "Go For It" Club FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER FIVETask Completion and Homework Issues SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSUse of Learning Stations to Increase Self-Control for Homework Completion Reinforcements and Real-Life Homework Personalizing Homework DETAILED INTERVENTIONThe Use of Goal Setting and Contingency Contracting FROM THE FIELD SECTION 2 ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS CHAPTER SIXSocial Withdrawal, Shyness, and Social Anxiety SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSSocial-Effectiveness Therapy Peer Pairing Cognitive Restructuring Strategy: A Case Study DETAILED INTERVENTIONSocial-Skills Training for Shy Adolescents FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER SEVENViolence: Aggression and Bullying SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSGroup CBT for Aggressive Boys Changing Attribution of Hostile Intent Bullying: A School-based Intervention DETAILED INTERVENTIONThink First! FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER EIGHTNoncompliance, Defiance, and Oppositional Behavior SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSReducing Oppositional and Aggressive Behavior: Social-Cognitive Group Intervention Facing Defiance-Avoiding the Power Struggle Student Self-Analysis on Monitoring of Behavior DETAILED INTERVENTIONTime-In/Time-Out FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER NINEConduct Problems and Antisocial Behavior SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSFirst Grade Prevention Program Performance-based Intervention-Child Training Decreasing Expression of Anger with CBT DETAILED INTERVENTIONFast Track FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER TENSexual Behavior 135SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSBehavioral Management of Public Masturbation Draw the Line/Respect the Line: Middle School Prevention Programming Culturally Sensitive Pregnancy-Reduction Program DETAILED INTERVENTIONReducing Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER ELEVENPrejudice and "Isms" in the School SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSModifying Racial Attitudes Antihomophobia: A Teaching Module Attitudes Toward the Handicapped DETAILED INTERVENTIONDevelopmental Guidance Project Embracing Difference FROM THE FIELD SECTION 3 HELPING STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES CHAPTER TWELVEAnxiety: Separation, Social, and TestSAMPLE INTERVENTIONSFRIENDS Program Social Anxiety: CBT and Social-Skills Training Separation Anxiety: A Case Study using CBT DETAILED INTERVENTIONStop, Drop, and Roll to Reduce Test Anxiety FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER THIRTEENStress SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSStress-A Skills-Oriented Program Increasing Coping Skills with a School-based Program in Optimistic ThinkingMuscle Relaxation and Cognitive Coping Strategies DETAILED INTERVENTIONA School-based Management Program FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER FOURTEENObsessive-Compulsive Disorder SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSResponse Prevention with an Adolescent Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment and Medication Alone or in Combination Group Behavioral Treatment DETAILED INTERVENTIONThe Use of Exposure and CBT FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER FIFTEENImproving and Maintaining Self-Esteem SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSPsychosocial Prevention Program Psycho-educational Approach Guided Imagery DETAILED INTERVENTIONAdlerian Adventure-based Counseling FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER SIXTEENDepression SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSCognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program for Schoolchildren Preventing Depression An Ecological Approach DETAILED INTERVENTIONCognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation, and Self-Monitoring FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER SEVENTEENSuicidal Ideation and Behavior SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSReducing Suicide Potential-A School-based Prevention Program Counselor Interview as Prevention Intervention Cognitive-Behavioral Structured Intervention-SNAP DETAILED INTERVENTIONSuicide Prevention Program-SOS FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER EIGHTEENTrauma, Loss, and the Grieving Process SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSSchool-based Group Treatment Protocol School-based Intervention for Children Suffering Loss from Divorce Use of Puppets to Treat Traumatic Grief DETAILED INTERVENTIONChildhood Traumatic Grief FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER NINETEENEating Disorders SAMPLE INTERVENTIONSStudent Bodies-Internet Prevention Program Primary Prevention Program for Middle School Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa DETAILED INTERVENTIONEating Disorder Prevention Program-A Controlled Study FROM THE FIELD CHAPTER TWENTYSubstance Use and Abuse SAMPLE INTERVENTIONS Multidimensional Family Therapy Preventing Binge Drinking Group-based Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Adolescents DETAILED INTERVENTIONProject PRIDE: A Counselor-Administered Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program FROM THE FIELD Index
