Newcomer adjustment support group curriculum for Latino high school students

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-42)The purpose of this project is to develop a Newcomer Adjustment Suppmt Group Curriculum for Latino High School students who are having difficulty adjusting to the U.S. educational system. This curriculum will allow bilingual school staff including counselors, teachers, and school psychologists to facilitate a peer support group that will educate newcomers on the process of acculturation, helps them navigate the U.S. school system, and inform them of the resources available to them and their family within the school system and in the community. It will also provide them with a network of social and emotional support through the support group, a peer mentoring relationship and a parent/caretaker informational meeting that will provide parents with information on how to better support their children through this process and the resources available. Chapter one highlighted the reasons why there is a need for a newcomer adjustment support group curriculum and its purpose. Chapter two included a review of research on acculturation, what support groups can offer newcomer students as well as an orientation to the U.S. school system. The third chapter discussed how this project was developed, who it is intended for, the personal qualifications of the professionals and students who would be involved in the support group. Chapter four is the actual product/curriculum session plans. Lastly, chapter five discusses the results of the evaluation and what further steps need to be taken