School-Based Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
ISBN-10
0803956320
ISBN-13
9780803956322
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint
SAGE Publications Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 27th, 1995
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
200 grams
Product Classification:
Child welfareSocial workCrime & criminologyEducational psychologySchools
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Despite, or perhaps because of, its brevity (98 pages plus references) this is a very useful compendium of programmes proven to be effective. I commend it to all those who wish to move away from the individual case referral. --Ewen Rennie in BPS Division of Educational & Clinical
Schools are a natural environment for prevention programmes as an infrastructure exists for reaching large numbers of children during their formative years. This volume evaluates the effectiveness of school-based programmes designed to prevent social problems among young people. The author focuses on prevention of behavioural, social and academic problems, and emphasizes the role of education in substance abuse prevention and health.
Durlak argues that the school is a unique social and organizational structure that must be understood before innovations in prevention are introduced. With this in mind, he traces the development of theory and practice, identifies exemplary prevention efforts and documents the continued growth
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