School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Health and Well Being

<p><em>The School Practitioner's Concise Companion</em> gives busy social workers psychologists and counselors a quick guide to accessible proven solutions for their students' most common problems. Built around the expert advice from the acclaimed <em> School Services Sourcebook</em> each volume is a rapid reference to a key school issue.</p><p>Here readers will find an overview of adolescent health issues and step-by-step prevention and intervention guidance. This Concise Companion covers major health issues that affect students' well-being-from substance abuse to STDs to obesity-and presents innovative effective strategies to improve student health by addressing risky behaviors.</p><p>Each chapter is filled with charts checklists and cases and is conveniently organized around What We Know What We Can Do Tools and Practice Examples and Key Points to Remember. A portable catalog of best practices it brings evidence-based practice within easy reach of school professionals.</p>