The Encourage Program: Peer Helping for Adolescents with Chronic Illness.

McGraw-Schuchman, Kathryn

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ERIC Number: EJ493988

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Encourage Program: Peer Helping for Adolescents with Chronic Illness.

McGraw-Schuchman, Kathryn

Peer Facilitator Quarterly, v11 n4 p21-23 Jun 1994

The Encourage Program at Children's Hospital of Saint Paul (Minnesota) helps teens with chronic or life-threatening illness adjust to the changes in their lives through individual contact with peers who have similar conditions. The program addresses the unique needs of chronically ill adolescents as they go through various stages of development. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Hospitals, Peer Relationship, Program Implementation, Self Esteem, Stress Management, Well Being

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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