peer counseling of students

Contains 69 activities that train middle school students to be peer listeners by focusing on how to get to know oneself and others, how to listen, how to respond to what another has said, and how to help another make choices.

A handbook on peer counseling teaching the skills of building friendship and reaching out to others who are lonely, shy, disabled, and especially in need of friends.

Explains the principles of peer mediation and advises on how to participate in or start such a program as a way to manage conflict and resolve problems.

Describes the problem-solving skills needed to bring about non-violent resolutions to conflict, explains how to use those skills to settle disputes, and discusses the importance of peer mediation programs.

Examines the causes of conflict and presents the skills need to resolve differences. Also discusses peer counseling as a solution for conflicts.