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Publication Date: 1996
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Unleashing the Power of Young Women through Peer Helping Groups.
Quigley, Richard; Steiner, Mary E.
Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, v5 n2 p102-06 Sum 1996
Describes the application of the Positive Peer Culture (PPC) treatment methodology to a population of troubled girls in a residential setting. The peer group utilizes naturally occurring problems as vehicles to teach girls about errors in behavior and thinking. Community activities are used to practice newly obtained prosocial behaviors. (LSR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Empowerment, Females, Helping Relationship, Juvenile Justice, Peer Counseling, Peer Relationship, Rehabilitation Programs, Sex Discrimination
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Language: English
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