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PEER PROGRAMS
An in depth look at PEER PROGRAMS: Planning, Implementation,
and Administration-Second Edition
By Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D., and David R. Black, Ph.D.
An overview of peer helping,
PEER PROGRAMS explains the value of and techniques for helping
non-professionals learn to help others one-on-one, in small groups
and in groups of classroom size. Intended to be of use to those
responsible for planning, implementing and/or administering peer
programs, this text should also convince those who are not directly
involved that peer helping is a worthwhile undertaking - reducing
drug and alcohol abuse, dropouts, violence, and conflict, HIV
and AIDS, pregnancy, stress and negative peer pressure. New features
of this edition include:
updated rationale for peer programs
updated highlights from current evaluation
added professionalism-CPPE, Certified Program,
Programmatic Standards, Rubric and others.
step-by-steo guide of new and current programs
This book is an indespensible guide for learning important aspects
of training peer helpers and as a resource book for a wide range
of professional peer helpers, such as administrators, managers,
teachers, counselors, ministers, religious educators, social
workers, psychologists, human resource personnel and others in
the helping professions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Dedication
An Open Letter to the Peer Program Professional
Peer Helping and it's Components
Why Peer Programs Now?
The Future of Helping
HIghlights of the Peer Resource Literature
Development of the PeerProgram Professional
Steps to a Successful Peer Program
Training Model and Procedures
Utilization of Peer Resources and Advanced Training
Evaluation of the Program
Building a Team
Programmatic Standards and Code of Ethics
References
Appendix A
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