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The goals of psychoeducational groups include prevention and early intervention, both of which are important for schools and agencies that work with at-risk children Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Children and Adolescents focuses specifically on psychoeducational groups while alscombining leadership skills and suggestions for how effectively tdesign and lead such groups-all in one book! This book provides an applied, pragmatic approach tleading psychoeducational groups generally, while addressing special issues relating tspecific topical groups as well (eg, children of divorce, grief, anger management, bullying behaviours) Key Features: Contains tables with references for related resources that practitioners may use for designing their groups, including materials that address critical issues and themes for the group, group sessions, activities, suggestions for effective groups, and assessment measures Provides guidance for the entire spectrum of activities related tleading groups, from planning tpre-group interviews and from initial sessions ttermination sessions Offers practical suggestions for how effectively tuse activities in group meetings and chronicles common mistakes tavoid Suggests methods for assessing group effectiveness as well as personal progress and need for further treatment Features multiple appendices containing examples of group planning and processing notes; group interest survey forms; an informational sheet for parents about psychoeducational groups; a group screening interview outline; a group preparation session outline; and consent forms Includes ASGW Professional Standards for Training of Group Workers, ASGW Best Practice Guidelines, and ASGW Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers This text will be a helpful resource for students enrolled in courses in Counselling and Therapy of Children and Adolescents, in Social Group Work, and in Group Counselling for Education in departments of psychology, social work, and education
