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Every Person is Worth Understanding is the story of Dr. Clyde M. Narramore's amazing life and ministry. This book is more than an autobiography. It's a treasure chest of insights, encouragement and humor!

Dr. Narramore is the author of more than 100 books and booklets, including the best sellers The Psychology of Counseling, The Encyclopedia of Psychological Problems and This Way to Happiness. Holding a doctorate from Columbia University, he was the founding president of the Narramore Christian Foundation, an international organization specializing in counseling and the training of Christian leaders. He is also the co-founder and first president of the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology He and his wife, Ruth, have been heard on the Christian radio program, "Psychology for Living" for more than thirty years.

Dr. Narramore has spoken at The White House under three Presidential administrations, and at the Pentagon, The State Department, the CIA and has served with John Ashcroft on the Attorney General's Task Force on Family Violence under the Reagan Administration.

In 1988, the International Congress on Christian Counseling presented Dr. Narramore with the Pioneer Award for distinguished service. His book, The Psychology of Counseling was honored in Petersens' 100 Christian Books That Changed the Century. Read on and you will see how believing that every person is worth understanding has influenced the lives of Dr. and Mrs. Narramore and how it can impact your life

The Peer Power Program is a peer training program designed for middle, high school, and higher education students, focusing on 8 core skills: Attending, Empathizing, Summarizing, Questioning, Genuineness, Assertiveness, Confrontation, and Problem Solving. Through a series of exercises, games, and self-awareness techniques, youth and adults involved in the program can gain the basic communication and mediation skills necessary to effectively help their peers.

The professional strategies book provides the program leader/facilitator with clear and easy to follow guidelines for implementing the Peer Power Program. After an overview of the peer program philosophy, training structure, and goals, the leader's guide proceeds through the thirteen Modules that are found in the student Workbook. For each exercise in the student Workbook, this leader's guide provides instructions for introducing and implementing the exercise, time and material requirements, description of its purpose and goal, and application assignments. Equipped with the professional strategies book, the program leader (teacher, school counselor, juvenile center officer, mental health professional and human resource professional) can quickly and confidently work through the Peer Power curriculum.