School-Based Prevention for Children at Risk

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r„ is book describes the history, rationale, implementation, and outcomes of the longest, most carefully researched, prevention-oriented program in American psychology and education. Not only has this program been refreshingly successful, but it has been adopted in hundreds of schools, in the United States and abroad. Dr. Cowen deserves the highest praise for his persistence, creativity, and adherence to the rules of evidence. This book is a model of science in the service of practice and social-institutional usefulness. -Seymour B. Sarason Professor Emeritus Yale University Emory Cowen and his colleagues lucidly describe, reflect on, and look forward to further evolution of a body of work that has already had worldwide impact. A precision of thought and a sharpness of focus are brought to every issue addressed. Each chapter provides conceptual insights, empirical information, and practical ideas for program development and policy. Read from cover to cover, the book telis a larger... Tovább

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r„ is book describes the history, rationale, implementation, and outcomes of the longest, most carefully researched, prevention-oriented program in American psychology and education. Not only has this program been refreshingly successful, but it has been adopted in hundreds of schools, in the United States and abroad. Dr. Cowen deserves the highest praise for his persistence, creativity, and adherence to the rules of evidence. This book is a model of science in the service of practice and social-institutional usefulness. -Seymour B. Sarason Professor Emeritus Yale University Emory Cowen and his colleagues lucidly describe, reflect on, and look forward to further evolution of a body of work that has already had worldwide impact. A precision of thought and a sharpness of focus are brought to every issue addressed. Each chapter provides conceptual insights, empirical information, and practical ideas for program development and policy. Read from cover to cover, the book telis a larger story about what can be created when a powerful mind and an intense energy stay with an idea as a motivating force and an organizing principle for serious inquiry, innovation, and dissemination over somé four decades. This book is required reading for education and humán service professionals, for researchers and policy makers, and for administrators and students looking for inspiration, ideas, and data about how to improve the lives of children in their own communities, and about what to study and try next. -Julián Rappaport Professor of Psychology University of Illinois Many prevention-intervention programs become "buzz words and ideas." The Primary Mentái Health Project (PMHP) is an established program with positive outcomes and lasting results. It truly helps children at risk and works for them, regardless of their social-economic and ethnic background, to succeed in school. A true prototype of an effective intervention model for all schools in America. -Wilfredo Laboy Director, Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services Board of Education of the City ofNew York Vissza