
Project Self Discovery
Artistic Alternatives for High Risk Youth
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-471-16241-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comprehensive description of Projects Self Discovery (PSD), a national demonstration model, that uses artistic alternatives as a vehicle for transforming the lives of high-risk teens. The monograph presents the theoretical and empirical bases for program development, strategies for accessing and retaining target youth populations, ethnographic and quantitative methods of client assessment and program evaluation, detailed operational model for program activities including participant guidelines, curricula, and essential elements for an effective counseling stance and results of comprehensive assessment/evaluation efforts.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-16241-4 (9780471162414)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Harvey B. Milkman and Kenneth W. Wanberg are the authors of Project Self Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High Risk Youth, published by Wiley.
Content
Why Art? Assumptions and Research Findings. Understanding the Client: The Protocol for Assessment and Evaluation. Description of Sample: A Profile of PSD Youth at Intake. Background Variables in Successful High-Risk Youth Intervention. Program Implementation: Engaging High-Risk Youth. Results and Findings. Appendices.