Group-Centered Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students	4
	Preface	8
	Acknowledgments	14
	Contents	16
	About the Author	20
	Chapter 1: Introduction	22
	Chapter 2: Creating At-Risk Children and Youth	24
	Chapter 3: Organizing a New Group	43
	Chapter 4: Identifying the Needs of the Group	57
	Chapter 5: Using Group Process as an Agent of Change	66
	Chapter 6: Group Process and Motivation	83
	Chapter 7: The Role of Interaction in a Group	97
	Chapter 8: Self-Efficacy: The Learning Component in Schools	116
	Chapter 9: Group Cohesion: The Therapeutic Factor in Groups	133
	Chapter 10: Back to the Classroom	157
	References	161
	Index	169