The goal of this practicum was to increase school-based interventions for children of divorce in an elementary school. The school psychologist implemented two faculty workshops with 13 faculty members attending the first and 7 attending the second workshop, and 6-week developmental groups for grades one and two, three and four, and five and six,…

A practicum on the control of burnout was developed for an inservice training program for special education professionals at Oxnard College (California). A review of current literature on the control of burnout was presented to an expert panel of special education faculty members who compiled a list of suitable topics for the practicum. Four major…

The breakdown in parent/adolescent relationships, along with the increase in disruptive behaviors by adolescents, has become a major concern of parents and practitioners. The goal of this practicum is to review the literature on parent/adolescent conflicts and offer a conflict resolution program intended to enhance the coping skills of parents.…

This practicum in an elementary school attempted to provide adaptive strategies to children of alcoholic parents so that they would be able to cope effectively with their family problems. It also attempted to develop self-esteem in these children and to help them to recognize their strengths. Biweekly counseling sessions were designed to teach…

Stress is a part of everyday life for adolescents with puberty as stress affecting sixth grade students (N=27) was addressed in a junior high school with a program designed to reduce stress through problem solving. Two evaluation devices, the Barksdale Stress Evaluation and the "My Stress Level" Test were used for pre- and post-test comparison. In…

This document presents a review of the literature that examines the relationship of spiritual centeredness to the development of a positive self-concept and good mental health, emphasizing the Judeo-Christian concept of spirituality, but discussing other concepts as well. The review focuses on three areas: coping skills, self-concept, and values…

This practicum was designed to help migrant and non-migrant children in grades two and four cope with stress. The identified children were those who were unable to concentrate or seemed confused, anxious, defensive or easily angered. The goals were to have the children exhibit a decreased reliance on anger, an increased sense of self-worth, and an…

The director of a child care facility implemented a practicum designed to assist preschool children with coping strategies. Of a class of 26 children, 8 males and 5 females were physically aggressive; 9 males and 5 females were verbally aggressive; and several children were antisocial, or exhibited withdrawal, disturbed, or immature behaviors. The…

This document presents a practicum designed to address the problems encountered when a child in nondirective play therapy becomes able to express emotions and parents, unable to accept their child's new expressions of anger, withdraw the child from therapy at a time when he or she is most vulnerable. The development and implementation of a program…

A review of the counselor's log at one elementary school serving students through the eighth grade indicated that during the fall of the 1990-1991 school year, 55 pupils were referred for negative behavior. Negative behaviors included refusing to obey, constantly causing disruptions, stealing, verbal or physical assaults, withdrawn and…

This practicum developed a workshop to educate staff and parents on identifying preschool stress, behavioral indicators of stress in children, and exploring effective stress coping techniques for use in the classroom and at home. A 3-phase solution strategy was implemented over 10 weeks. Phase I, the implementation process, included a staff…

Due to the increase in the number of non-physical bullying incidents observed by both teachers and administrators throughout the last year at a high-school, students were becoming so intimidated by other students that they were unwilling to even speak up about or report any such incidents to school administrators. A strategy was designed and…

The goal of this group counseling and alcohol education program was that inner city elementary children whose parents frequently drink alcohol would possess knowledge and techniques to help them to cope with their parents' drinking. It was also expected that parents and school personnel would acquire the training and skills to effectively assist…

This paper describes a practicum designed to increase the stress management skills of 10 special educators working in a juvenile detention center. Teachers at the juvenile detention center were taking an inordinate amount of sick leave and engaging in behaviors that were counter-productive to their delivery of educational services to detained…

School attendance was irregular for female Hmong students at a middle school in the midwestern United States in an area with a substantial Hmong population. This resulted in low achievement and reduced the opportunity to learn coping skills for functioning effectively in Hmong and American society. The goal of this practicum was to improve the…