An Asset Builder's Guide to Training Peer Helpers

Resource Type

Book

Description

Young people can make a powerful difference in the lives of their peers. More often than not, youth turn to their friends for help, rather than to adults. This resource prepares teachers, youth workers, and other adults to train young people to make the positive interactions needed in peer helping. Through a comprehensive, fifteen-session curriculum, this guide allows you to lead a peer-helping program full of activities that teach youth powerful relationship skills that help build assets.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adolescence (13-21)

Languages

English

ISBN

1574827243

Author

Barbara B. Varenhorst

Publication

2003 Search Institute

Availability

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• Search Institute - Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. To accomplish this mission, the institute generates and communicates new knowledge, and brings together community, state, and national leaders.
  http://www.search-institute.org