1st Edition

Prevention The Michigan Experience

By Robert E Hess Copyright 1985
    132 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    Providing practical information for all prevention professionals, this helpful volume presents an in-depth look at the excellent program models and prevention efforts used in the state of Michigan. Contributors discuss pilot demonstrations and model developments to illustrate what a state can do to further prevention efforts.

    Contents Introduction
    • Overview of Michigan Prevention Programming
    • The Role of the Prevention Advisory Committee in Michigan
    • Infant Mental Health Services: A Newborn Screener
    • The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health: Historical Context and Contemporary Status
    • A Parent Education Project for Low-Income Families
    • Training Preschool Children in Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills: A Replication
    • Stress Management Training for Low-Income Women
    • A Community Model for Prevention Services
    • Exploring Work as an Arena for Prevention Research: The Michigan Prevention Research Center

    Biography

    Robert E Hess