{"product_id":"9780190291563","title":"Taking Charge: A School-Based, Life Skills-Building Program for Adolescent Mothers","description":"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 the curriculum is one of self-efficacy and self-confidence, drawing on young womens strengths and teaching them how to manage the challenges of school, relationships, parenting, and employment.  A treatment manual with detailed guidelines for establishing and leading a culturally diverse group, this guide also reviews the successful results of three school-based trials of the program, vividly illustrated with vignettes and containing all of the handouts and materials necessary for a school-based professional to implement the program.    -- Groups can be led by social workers, counselors, school nurses, teachers, and even volunteers with little additional training   -- An all-in-one treatment manual provides dialogue, forms, and handouts for facilitators to use in each session   -- Empowers young women to take charge of their education and develop skills that will help them succeed in school and in life","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081500508400,"sku":"9780190291563","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190291563_p0.jpg?v=1763659031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190291563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}