Empowering adolescent girls : examining the present and building skills for the future with the Go Grrrls program / Craig Winston LeCroy and Janice Daley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeCroy, Craig W.

Contributor:

Daley, Janice.

Series:

Norton professional book

A Norton professional book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage girls--United States--Life skills guides.

Teenage girls.

Go Grrrls Program.

United States.

Genre:

Life skills guides.

Physical Description:

xv, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Norton, [2001]

Summary:

Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia awakened us to the need for gender-specific programs tailored to the unique issues girls face. In this book, LeCroy and Daley outline the issues, review the research, and offer specific strategies for working with adolescent girls. One copy of the workbook is included with the text.

Contents:

1. A Framework for Understanding Girls 1

Protective Factors and Risk Reduction: The Best of Both Worlds 3

Developmental Tasks of Early-Adolescent Girls 4

2. Being a Girl in Today's Society: The Media is the Message 9

Building a Girl: Social Construction 11

Gender Role and Self-Concept 12

Image for Sale 14

Lean On Me: Girls and Support 17

3. Girls and Body Image: A Lifelong Struggle 20

Thin is In: Mass Media and Body Image 22

Negotiating New Curves 23

Penalty for Early Puberty 24

Toward an Equal Opportunity Disorder: Body Image and Ethnic Considerations 25

Body Image and Psychosocial Problems 25

From Malcontent to Malady: Body Image and Eating Disorders 27

Challenging Images, Changing Attitudes: Helping Girls Accept Their Bodies 30

4. The Quest for a Positive Mindset: Girls and Low Self-Esteem 31

Self-Esteem and Gender 32

Factors That Influence Girls' Self-Esteem 33

Expanding Worlds, Expanding Worries: The Influence of Negative Emotions 36

Female Connections: The Down Side 37

The "I Should" Mantra: Unrealistic Expectations, Self-Criticism, and the Road to Depression 39

Defining Depression 39

Blue is for Girls: Gender and Depression 41

Depression and Diversity 42

Outward Changes, Inward Changes 43

5. Making and Keeping Friends: Peer Pressure, Intimacy, Popularity, and Friendship Friction 44

Developmental Issues 47

It's a Girl Thing: Girls and Friendships 48

Peer Pressure: The Good, the Bad, and the Subtle 50

The Middle School Transition 51

Friendship Friction 53

Friendship and Psychopathology 54

Friendship Power: The Benefits of Buddies 55

6. Establishing Independence: Learning Survival Skills 57

The Only Constant is Change: The Need for Teaching Basic Life Skills 58

That Can't Happen to Me: Egocentrism, Invulnerability, and Risk-Taking Behaviors 59

Thinking about Thinking: Cognitive Development in Early Adolescence 60

Social Skills Training 61

The Problem Solving Process 63

Get Up, Stand Up: Assertiveness Skills Training 64

Social Skills Training and the Media 65

7. Let's Talk About Sex: Sexual Health, Sexual Risk 67

Lack of Knowledge is Lack of Power 68

Shaping Values about Sex 69

Multifaceted Problem, Multifaceted Solution: There is No Magic Wand 70

Sex: Not Just Intercourse 71

Double Standard, Double Bind 73

Special Risks for Younger Girls 75

Layers of Complexity 76

8. When It All Seems Like Too Much: Seeking Help, Locating Resources 77

Societal Context: The Big Picture 78

Adolescents Facing Multiple Risks 79

Adolescents' Mental Health Needs: Girls' Invisible Problems 81

Barriers Everywhere: Finding and Accepting Help 82

Confidentiality 84

Providing Resources and Prevention 85

9. Planning for the Future: Barriers to Success 86

Moving from Middle School to Success 88

I Think I Can: Learning Attitudes and Orientations 88

At the Intersection of Gender, Race, Social Class, and Peer Culture 90

Career Development: Getting Girls to Think Outside the Box 91

Vision, Choice, and Adventure: Girls in the Future 93

10. Working with Adolescent Girls 97

Group Leaders 98

Recruitment and Participation 100

The Group Process: Guidelines for Success 102

Linking the Program to Families 104

Working with Schools: Getting Support 104

The Community Context: A Ripple Effect 105

11. Being a Girl in Today's Society 107

Session 2 Media Messages 116

12. Establishing a Positive Body Image 122

Session 3 Building Body Confidence 122

13. Establishing a Positive Mindset 128

Session 4 Rethinking Self-Statements 128

14. Making and Keeping Friends 136

Session 5 Meeting People and the Qualities of a Friend 136

Session 6 Building Friendship Skills and Dealing with Peer Pressure 141

15. Establishing Independence 151

Session 7 Problem Solving Strategies 151

Session 8 Assertiveness Skills 158

16. Let's Talk about Sex 164

Session 9 Sex 101 and Refusal Skills 164

Session 10 Risky Business: Alcohol, Drugs, and Unwanted Sex 173

17. When It All Seems Like Too Much 182

Session 11 Seeking Help, Locating Resources 182

18. Planning for the Future 189

Session 12 Visions for a Strong Future 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297) and index.

ISBN:

0393703479

OCLC:

45757815