Students Helping Students: A Guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses

This Second Edition of this practical training guide is for the thousands of college students who serve as leaders, tutors, counselors, and advisors for their peers. It continues the tradition of the first edition––considered the standard for training peer educators––by beginning with a fundamental discussion on student growth and development, providing updates on current research, and providing learning objectives and exercises to help prepare peer educators for such tasks as tutoring, student orientation, residence hall advising, crisis intervention, coaching, and more.

Spis treści:
List of Figures and Tables.
Foreword (John N. Gardner).
Preface.
About the Authors.
1 Peer Educators on the College Campus.
2 Student Maturation and the Impact of Peers.
3 Enhancing Cultural Proficiency.
4 Interpersonal Communication Skills: Creating the Helping Interaction.
5 Problem Solving with Individuals.
6 Understanding Group Process.
7 Leading Groups Effectively.
8 Strategies for Academic Success.
9 Using Campus Resources and Referral Techniques.
10 Ethics and Strategies for Good Practice
11 Examples of Peer Education Programs in Higher Education.
Glossary.
References.
Index.