Description

The Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP) is an innovative, school-based program aimed at preventing school adjustment problems in young children. School-Based Prevention for Children at Risk traces the evolution of PMHP over its 40-year history and explains, in concrete, user-friendly language, how to establish, maintain, and evaluate such a program. The book consists of two parts. The first traces PMHP’s development and explains the current operation of the program. The second describes a range of dissemination activities and four newer primary prevention programs designed to promote wellness before signs of maladjustment appear. These four programs focus on social problem solving, helping children deal with the negative effects of divorce, cooperative peer learning, and enhancement of resilience. A final chapter considers PMHP’s accomplishments to date and what they suggest for future school mental health programming. This book appeals to a broad audience of psychologists, educators, and school mental health professionals and administrators.

Author: Cowen, Emory L, Joint Author: Hightower, A Dirk, Joint Author: Work, William C, Joint Author: Pedro-Carroll, JoAnne, Joint Author: Wyman, Peter A, With: Haffy, William G

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 1557983747
Language: English
Pages: 356