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Decken, Grace – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
For many students, participating in a Career and Technical Student Organization empowers them with knowledge and skills they find invaluable in college and careers. In this article, the author talks about some of her student success stories and their participation in Health Occupations Students of America. She begins by discussing the role of…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Student Organizations, Career Readiness, College Readiness
Amos, Christopher Nicholas – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose for the Graduation Coach intervention is to increase the graduation rate and help schools produce a student that can be a productive citizen. The increasing dropout rate in the United States of America, coupled with the recent addition of some legislation, has forced schools and districts to implement programs to combat this…
Descriptors: Leadership, Graduation Rate, Leadership Styles, School Location
Unger, Karen V. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
"Building Your Program" is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and program leaders think through and develop Supported Education. The first part of this booklet gives you background information about the Supported Education model. Specific information about your role in implementing and sustaining Supported Education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Mental Health, Best Practices
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Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Petersen, Sarah Bernhardt – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
The RALLY practitioner implements RALLY's prevention and intervention strategies, working with all of the students in a class to deliver nonstigmatizing, developmentally based services. The practitioner model is based on the philosophy that relationships are key to allowing students to achieve their full health and academic potential. RALLY…
Descriptors: Intervention, Role Perception, Role Theory, Academic Support Services
Miller, Teresa Northern; Leslie-Toogood, Adrienne; Kaff, Marilyn – Principal Leadership, 2005
Adolescents today face increasing challenges, while the support systems that should help them meet and surmount those challenges are rapidly disappearing. Yearly statistics on teen substance abuse, depression, suicide, and violent crime continue to escalate. Teens with low attachments to school are most vulnerable because they are less likely to…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Functional Behavioral Assessment