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Using a Psychoeducational Approach To Increase the Self-Esteem of Adolescents at High Risk for Dropping Out.

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Wells, Don; Miller, Mark; Tobacyk, Jerome; Clanton, Robert – Adolescence, 2002

Investigates the effectiveness of an ecologically oriented approach in changing the self-concepts of 80 high-risk adolescents. Participants were administered a self-esteem scale before and after an eight-week psychoeducational program designed for dropout prevention. Results indicated significant reductions in dropout rates and increased…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, High Risk Students

Psychoeducation in an Outpatient Setting--Designing a Heterogeneous Format for a Heterogeneous Population of Juvenile Delinquents.

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Carpenter, Patricia; Sugrue, Dennis P. – Adolescence, 1984

Describes the G.I.T. (Getting It Together) program, a heterogeneous delinquent treatment program combining affective education and social skills training. Delinquents with immature personalities or neurotic features appeared to benefit more from the program than those with characterological disorders. (JAC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Group Therapy, Heterogeneous Grouping