Ridin' the Roller Coaster 
In this three day seventh grade program, the focus is on the importance of families, learning to cope when problems arise, anger management and child abuse prevention. It is presented by a volunteer to seventh graders in classroom setting. Each day's presentation lasts approximately 50 minutes (or one class period). On day one, the topics are "What is a Family," "Characteristics of a Healthy Family," and stress.  Students see a video entitled "Stress in the Family," followed by a discussion of problems faced by the families in the video and how they handled them. Since the emotion which most often rises to the surface when families face problems is anger, on day two the topic is "Anger Management." Students play Anger Bingo, and Anger Management techniques are discussed. Day three is devoted to defining and recognizing child abuse and neglect and a discussion of how abuse affects children. Students learn the many different types of families and that all families have value. They increase their knowledge of the value of positive family interactions and positive anger management skills, as well as increasing their awareness of child abuse and neglect. Teachers receive a packet of follow-up information and activities, and information on child abuse and neglect to pass on to the counselor. One seventh grade teacher said, "The presenter did a great job. She was very informative about the topics and held their attention well. She got the students involved and the students were very relaxed and felt comfortable with her discussion of the very important subjects covered."