Taking Charge: A School-Based Life Skills Program for Adolescent Mothers

by Mary Beth Harris and Cynthia Franklin

Book Overview

Taking Charge is the first empirically tested program of its kind, designed specifically to improve academic achievement and self-sufficiency for adolescent and teenage mothers, who face increased risk of dropping out and experiencing poverty. This eight-session, in-school group intervention
uses cognitive-behavioral principles to bolster life skills such as focusing on action, setting goals, solving problems, and coping. The message embedded in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195172949
• ISBN13: 9780195172942
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.9" x 6.9"