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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454603003321

Autore

Cowie Helen

Titolo

Peer support in action [[electronic resource] ] : from bystanding to standing by / / Helen Cowie and Patti Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2000

ISBN

1-280-36989-2

1-4129-3173-8

0-7619-6352-9

9786610369898

1-4462-3393-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WallacePatti

Disciplina

371.4/047

Soggetti

Peer counseling

Youth - Psychology

Youth - Social networks

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Part I WHAT IS PEER SUPPORT? -- 1 Why peer support? -- 2 Mediation and peer mediation (by Hilary Stacey) -- 3 Elliott Durham School's Anti-Bullying Peer Support System: -- a case study of good practice in a secondary school -- (by Paul Naylor) -- Part II DEVELOPING A PEER SUPPORT SERVICE -- 4 Planning a peer support service -- 5 Setting up a peer support service -- Part III TRAINING IN PEER SUPPORT -- 6 Core skills for peer support -- 7 Further skills for peer support -- Part IV MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE SYSTEM -- 8 Ethics and the law -- 9 Supervision -- 10 Evaluation -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

'Peer Support in Action' is a practical guide for those who work with children and young people. The guide provides solutions to problems of bullying, rejection, social exclusion, sexual identity, self-esteem and loneliness.