The Essential Guide to Talking with Teens

All young people need a safe, supportive place to "just talk" - to share their feelings, concerns, problems, doubts, frustrations, hopes, and dreams with peers who care and adults who really listen.  Developed over decades, in touch with current issues and changing times, used by the author in more than 1,600 small-group sessions with adolescents, these guided discussions can help you help young people. Each session is self-contained and step-by-step.  Many include reproducible handouts.  Introductory and background materials help even less-experienced group leaders feel prepared and secure in their role. 

Recommended for use with all teenagers, including students at risk for dropping out of school, underachievers, gifted students, and other special populations, this book belongs in every junior high/middle school and high school, all kinds of group and counseling settings, and anywhere adults truly care about kids. Now with CD-ROM! [Free Spirit]