Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
The 100% to 700% increases in divorces affecting children, reported child abuse cases, and suicides have intensified pressures on American youth in the last two decades (U.S. Bureau of Census, 1980, 1982). Such pressures compound children's concerns about who they are and what worth they have to themselves and to others (Seegrist, 19 82) • Because of the heightened stress on youth and the resulting large additional demands on their school counselors' time, counselors have been under pressure to devise ways to deal with these additional responsibilities and concomitantly effectively manage the remaining myriad components of their counseling programs. Successful community programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Weight Watchers, and Big-Brothers/ Big-Sisters prompted some people to believe that this concept of peer counseling, which is a process in which non-certified, trained, and supervised individuals offer listening, support, alternatives, and other verbal and nonverbal interactions to members of a similar group seeking assistance (Mamarchev, 1981), could be adapted to fit the needs of school counseling programs (Buck, 1977; Heit, 1977).
Year of Submission
1985
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Audrey L. Smith
Date Original
1985
Object Description
1 PDF file (16 leaves)
Copyright
©1985 Barbara Colleen Osborne
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Osborne, Barbara Colleen, "Planning and implementing of peer counseling programs: A comparison of three models" (1985). Graduate Research Papers. 3074.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3074
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