Students Helping Students (PDF)

This second edition offers a practical training guide for
college students who serve as leaders, tutors, counselors, or
advisors for their peers. This thoroughly revised and updated
volume contains a fundamental discussion on student growth and
development and provides learning objectives and self-discovery
exercises to help student leaders with tasks such as tutoring,
student orientation, residence hall advising, crisis intervention,
coaching, and more.

Students Helping Students includes:

* Updates on the most current research and the latest advances in
technology

* A revised model that contains service learning and student
retention programs

* The results of two intervention strategies: the Health Behaviors
Assessment and the College Learning Effectiveness Inventory, which
focus on the topics of wellness and academic success

* Descriptive overviews of peer programs addressing sexuality,
safety, violence reduction, residence life, online peer
connections, and more

Praise for the Second Edition of Students Helping Students

"This new work remains the definitive standard in the field. It
should be on the bookshelf of every student affairs professional
and is an important tool for preparing peer educators for providing
service."--Ernest Pascarella, professor and Mary Louise
Petersen Chair in Higher Education, University of Iowa

"The second edition of Students Helping Students teems with
useful material that can be thoughtfully applied by peer helpers.
The what, so what, and now what framework reflectively guides the
reader to self-discovery and thoughtful practical applications.
Being a peer helper is a high-impact learning experience made
intentional through the pages of this fine book."--Susan R.
Komives, professor of college student personnel, University of
Maryland and president, Council for the Advancement of Standards in
Higher Education