A Leader's Guide to the Struggle to Be Strong: How to Foster Resilience in Teens (Updated Edition)

ISBN 10: 1631984632 / ISBN 13: 9781631984631

Published by Free Spirit Publishing, 2019

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Synopsis:

Designed for use with the anthology The Struggle to Be Strong, this leader's guide explains how to use the stories in the student book to build teens resiliency. Activities, exercises, role plays, and questions about the issues in The Struggle to Be Strong help students go deeper into the stories, reflect on them, relate them to their lives, recognize their own potential for resilience, and start building resilience skills. Introductory materials offer guidelines for group leadership and provide leaders with more information about the seven resiliencies: insight independence relationships initiative creativity humor morality

About the Author: Sybil Wolin, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and was codirector of Project Resilience from 1987 to 2000. She lives on the Chesapeake Bay with her husband. <p/>Al Desetta, M.A., was an editor at Youth Communication, a New York-based nonprofit organization that teaches writing, journalism, and leadership skills to inner-city teens, from 1985 until 2002. He is currently a freelance editor. <p/>Keith Hefner is Executive Director of Youth Communication, a New York-based nonprofit organization that teaches writing, journalism, and leadership skills to inner-city teens. He is also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship for his work in youth development.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Leader's Guide to the Struggle to Be ...
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket