I'm Here : A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crist, James J.

Contributor:

Tejido, Jomike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peer counseling--Juvenile literature.

Peer counseling.

Teenagers--Mental health--Juvenile literature.

Teenagers.

Adolescent psychology--Juvenile literature.

Adolescent psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Huntington Beach : Free Spirit Publishing Inc., 2024.

Summary:

Advice for teens wanting to help friends and peers with their mental health.

Contents:

A

Title page

Copyright page

CONTENTS

CONTENTS Cont.

Introduction 1

About This Book 3

How to Use This Book 3

Chapter 1: Teens Helping Teens 5

The Increase in Mental Health Problems 6

Causes of Stress Among Kids and Teens 8

How Young People Can Help One Another 10

Formal Helping Roles 11

The Advantages of Helping 14

Where You Can Help 17

Anti-Bullying Efforts 17

Which Helping Role Will You Take? 18

Chapter 2: Peer Counseling 19

Peer Counseling Defined 20

How Peer Counselors Help 21

The Importance of Giving Hope 22

Keeping Someone's Confidences 23

Organizing Support Groups and Clubs 24

Advertising Your Program 26

What Peer Counseling Is Not 26

Chapter 3: Considerations Before Helping 29

What Qualities Do You Have? 30

Can You Deal with Risky Situations? 33

Do You Like to Talk About Yourself? 35

Are You Good at Keeping Secrets? 36

Taking Care of Yourself 38

Are You Ready? 39

Chapter 4: Basic Helping Skills 41

Three Tasks for Helping 42

Attending Skills-Showing You're Listening 46

Asking Questions-Getting More Info 49

Reflecting-Talking About Feelings 51

Restating-Summarizing What's Been Said 54

Self-Disclosure-Sharing Your Experiences 55

Unhelpful Reactions 56

Chapter 5: Helping People Find Solutions 59

Building Motivation to Make a Change 61

Helping People Find Solutions 62

Giving Information 65

Teaching Skills 66

CHAPTER 6: TEACHING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS 77

What Are Problem-Solving Skills? 78

The Five Steps of Problem-Solving 80

Goal Setting 86

Chapter 7: Teaching Conflict-Resolution Skills 89

Causes of Conflict 90

Helping People Resolve Conflict 92

Stages of Conflict Resolution 97

Helping with Conflict Resolution When Only One Person Is Present 102.

Chapter 8: When to Seek Adult Help 105

Suicidal Thoughts and Plans 106

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury or Self-Harm 108

Homicidal Thoughts and Plans 109

Alcohol and Drug Use 111

Physical, Sexual, or Emotional Abuse 113

Other Risky Behaviors 118

Talking to Trusted Adults 118

A Final Word 121

Resources 122

References 126

Index 129

About the Author 136

B.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Crist, James J. I'm Here

ISBN:

9798885543774