After-School Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students Promoting Engagement and Academic Success /

• Main Author: Clanton Harpine, Elaine. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Early childhood education.; Social work.; Applied psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Childhood Education.; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Learning & Instruction.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7416-6

After-School Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students offers professionals a detailed framework for developing and enhancing after-school programs. Emphasizing a prevention focus and a group-centered interactive approach, the book's year-long model combines education and counseling, incorporati...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Easy Reference Guide to Group-Centered Learning Center Interventions
• Chapter 1: Organizing an After-School Program
• Chapter 2:�The Group-Centered Approach
• Chapter 3:�Combining Learning and Counseling into One After-school Program
• Chapter 4: The Role of Motivation in an Ongoing Year-long Program
• Chapter 5:�Group Process, Self-Efficacy, and Cohesion:� Applying the Principles of Change
• Chapter 6: Interaction in a Year-long Program
• Chapter 7:�Solving Conflicts and Problems
• Chapter 8:�After-School Programs and the School Mission.