1st Edition

Prevention The Michigan Experience

By Robert E Hess Copyright 1985
132 Pages
by Psychology Press

121 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