Believing You Can is the First Step to Achieving

Alicia R Chodkiewicz is a psychologist specialising in the areas of Educational and Child Development, and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. Alicia has completed a Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Sydney, a Master's Degree in Psychology at Monash University, and is currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of New England, Australia. She has ten years' experience supporting students of various ability levels both inside and outside of the classroom. She lives in New South Wales, Australia. Chris Boyle, PhD, is a Registered Psychologist with the Australian Psychological Society and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His current position is as a Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia. He is also the current editor of the journal The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist. He lives in New South Wales, Australia.

• Preface. Section 1: Background. Why are Student Support Programmes Needed? Who Stands to Gain from Such a Programme. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Attribution Therapy. Developing the Programme. The Research. Student Feedback. Section 2: Guide to Running the Programme. What to Know Before Getting Started. Session One: Thoughts - Feelings - Actions. Session Two: Helpful and Unhelpful Pathways. Session Three: Where Do We Have Helpful and Unhelpful Thoughts? Session Four: How Does This All Relate to School and Learning? Session Five: Why Do We Succeed and Fail? Session Six: Becoming Super Heroes - Stopping Unhelpful Thoughts. Session Seven: Practising your New Super Powers. Session Eight: Review of What We Have Learnt. Section 3: Modifications and Extensions. Teaching by Topic. Length of the Programme. With a Larger Group or Whole Class. Encouraging Students to Use the Skills in their Own Lives. Section 4: Programme Resources. Workbook. Home Learning Sheets. Extra Material.

This flexible, innovative and evidence-based programme, underpinned by key psychological theories and models, will prove an invaluable resource for all those striving to engage and support children and young people to recognise their inherent strengths and to develop positive attitudes to learning.