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Counselor Education

1-1-2007

The Effects of Group Counseling on Adolescent
Stress
Melissa I. Kurlan
The College at Brockport

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The Effects of Group Counseling on Adolescent Stress
Melissa I. Kurlan
State University of New York College at Brockport

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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to acknowledge the help and support of significant individuals who have helped make this project possible. First the author would like to thank Dr. Thomas Hernandez of
SUNY Brockport for help with preparation of this manuscript and advisement on this project.
Second, the author would like to thank Gates Chili Middle School for its support and participation in this project, especially School Counselor Kelly Hunt. Lastly, the author would like to thank her father, Dr. Roger Kurlan, for his help with editing, and emotional support.

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