A research-based program designed to teach social and emotional skills to increase the chance of healthy adjustment and decrease the chance of violence, substance abuse, and other problem behaviors. Set of three workbooks (packet of 5 copies each): Positive Life Changes: Workbook 1. Who Am I and Where Am I Going? Positive Life Changes: Workbook 2. How Do I Get Along with Others? Positive Life Changes: Workbook 3. How Do I Solve Problems and Make Good Decisions? About the Author: Nancy G. Guerra, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Riverside. For the past 10 years, she has been the Director and Principal Investigator for the Southern California Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is the coeditor of two recent scholarly books on youth violence prevention and treatment of offenders, Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society (American Psychological Association Press) and Treating the Juvenile Offender (Guilford Press) and has published over 100 journal articles and chapters on the causes and prevention of youth violence, promoting positive youth development, and understanding the connection between culture and behavior. |