Friends Helping Friends (Paperback)

This comprehensive student book for middle and high school peer counselors focuses on thought-provoking information on the philosophy of helping, and the skills of attending, empathy, clarifying/questioning, assertiveness, confrontation, and problem solving. Additional topics discussed include suicide prevention and intervention, alcoholism, children of alcoholics, grief, rape, families, divorce, stepfamilies, and dreams.

Over fifty hours of lesson plans and training activities and an appendix loaded with organizational materials are provided in the leader's book.