Peer Partners Handbook, The

For high school and college teachers and administrators looking to decrease violence, drug use, teen pregnancy and suicide in their schools, peer leadership programs are the wave of the future. This is the first official, comprehensive manual to such programs written by pioneers in the field. The book will be of interest to educators and community leaders looking to inaugurate peer-leadership programs in their schools. Written to be used by students who work with their peers in peer leadership, educator and mediation programs, this book is a "soup to nuts" guide to peer facilitation tools. It includes information on doing presentations, teaching lessons, leading discussions, running workshops, team building concepts and much more. It is a combination of informational and experiential learning and can also be used as a supplemental classroom resource for communications and leadership classes or programs.