Description
Book SynopsisA book in the Psychoeducational Intervention Series
Provides a wide range of coping skills interventions for helpingchildren learn to handle everyday stress and deal better withacademic, interpersonal, and physical demands both in and out ofthe classroom. Also includes specific techniques for promotingchange and evaluating results.
Trade Review"Forman has assembled the most comprehensive literature on coping skills interventions for children and adolescents currently available...an extraordinarily valuable resource." --Thomas R. Kratochwill, professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Table of ContentsStress and Coping in Children and Adolescents.
Learning to Relax.
Facilitating Social Problem Solving.
Improving Social Interactions.
Acquiring Assertiveness Skills.
Using Self-Instruction Techniques.
Decreasing Irrational Beliefs.
Developing Stress-Reducing Thought Patterns.
Changing Beliefs About Success and Failure.
Promoting Behavioral Self-Control.
Prevention Applications.
Successful Implementation.
