The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Dropout and Attendance Problems

• Preface, Cynthia Franklin ; 1. Increasing School Attendance: Effective Strategies and Interventions, Calvin Streeter ; 2. Enhancing Skills with Students Vulnerable to Underachievement and Academic Failure, Mary C. Ruffolo ; 3. Guides for Designing and Establishing Alternative School Programs for Dropout Prevention, David Dupper ; 4. Solution-Focused, Brief Therapy Interventions for Students at Risk to Dropout, Cynthia Franklin, Johnny Kim, Stephen Tripodi ; 5. Working with American Indian Students and Families, Dorie J. Gilbert, Gail Sims ; 6. Home Visiting: Essential Guidelines for Home Visits and Engaging with Families, Barbara H. Wasik, Gary L. Shaffer ; 7. Helping Children in Foster Care and Other Residential Placements Succeed in School, Mary McKay, Dorian Traube ; 8. Primary Prevention of Pregnancy: Effective School-Based Programs, Mary Beth Harris ; 9. Best School-Based Practices with Adolescent Parents, Mary Beth Harris ; Index

Comprehensive, yet succinctly written, the book provides evidence-based practice and the tools needed for school-based practitioners to deliver quality mental health and social services to students, families and communities.