Education : Counseling

` Professor Cowie and her colleagues have produced a valuable tool for use in all schools on both micro and macro level' - Education Review. `The book is an impressive and useful handbook of advice and resources. More than that, because it presents so much evidence, it's able to show, rather than tell, how schools can improve life for their pupils and teachers' - Gerald Haigh, Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine. This book describes behaviours, both disruptive and secretive more...

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) seems suited to the work of school counselors and school psychologists who deal with troubled and underperforming students. Showing how social emotional learning is important to individual students and to school climate, the book also shows school counselors how to expand their own emotional awareness and resiliency. more...

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Fully revised and up-dated, this 2nd edition reflects the major changes in society, in legislation and in the nature of the interaction between families and the education system in general which have taken place in the last decade. more...

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Stop the Hurting. Mary Pipher's bestselling Reviving Ophelia triggered widespread interest in the culture of preteen and teenage girls and the seeming epidemic of relational aggression (bullying) among them. Gossip, teasing, forming cliques, and other cruel behaviors are the basis of this bullying, which harms both victim and aggressor. Until now, no one has been able to offer practical and effective solutions that stop girls from hurting each other with words and actions. But in Girl Wars, two experts explain not only how to prevent such behavior but also how to intervene should it happen, as well as overcome the culture that breeds it. Illustrated by compelling true stories from mothers and girls, the authors offer effective, easy-to-implement strategies that range from preventive to prescriptive, such as how to. * Adopt a "help, don't hurt" strategy. * Provide positive role models. * Teach communication skills online and off. * Stress assertiveness, not aggressiveness. * Learn conflict resolution skills. * Identify alternatives to bullying behavior. With their combined experience in offering and evaluating programs that combat bullying, the authors show that girls not only want to help rather than hurt each other, they can do so with guidance from concerned adults. more...

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A healthy level of individual self-esteem is the foundation for emotional, physical and social well-being. People who value themselves and who recognise their own skills are likely to live fulfilling and rewarding lives and will tend to attract genuine liking and respect from others. Conversely, low levels of self-esteem have been linked with such personal and social concerns as school failure, depression, social anxiety, violence and substance abuse. Helping Adolescents and Adults to Build Self-Esteem follows on from the widely acclaimed Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem. It is filled with simple, practical and innovative ideas for supporting the development and maintenance of healthy self-esteem. Based on the author's clinical experience, the easy-to-use photocopiable activity sheets encourage participants to draw on existing skills and to develop new approaches to building confidence and feelings of self-worth. These exercises are suitable for work with individuals and with groups, and will prove an indispensable aid to building self-esteem in adolescents and adults. more...

Price: $29.95