Publisher's Synopsis
This text is a collection of empirically tested curriculums pertaining to preventive health in adolescents. The curriculums are comprehensive, containing text, testing procedures, step-by-step learning exercises, and illustrations for use. Contents: Adolescent Development; Curriculums and Practical Aspects of Implementation; Sexuality Education: For Parents and Their Children; Psychoactive Substance Use Education by the Teams-Games-Tournaments Method; Teaching Anger Control by the Teams-Games-Tournaments Method; Adolescent Training Manual for Coping with Depression and Suicide; Nutrition Education Curriculum; Comprehensive Employment Preparation for Adolescent with Developmental Disabilities: An Empirical Paradigm; Family Intervention: Essential Component of Effective Prevention; Appendix: Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention.