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This book is has many facets. Mr. D shares his learnings and his experiences of thirty years as a successful junior high/middle school counselor, dealing with situations that are sometimes humorous, sometimes serious. The book runs the gamut from dealing with lunch duty to suicide. Creative, practical suggestions are offered to anyone who has or works with early teens. Mr. D's methods have been described as no nonsense, fun, useful, and a very realistic approach for dealing with teen issues.

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Denis DeFrancesco earned his B.S. in Education from the University of Idaho and his M. Ed in Counseling from Seattle University. He and his family reside in Auburn, Washington. His interests, activities, and experiences as an educator, coach, and Naval officer add a unique perspective to his teaching, counseling, and in general, working with kids. Mr. D, You Can't Say That! Musings of a Junior High Counselor, chronicles some of his experiences, during 30 years as a school counselor in Auburn. Topics range from lunch duty to suicide issues. He writes about maintaining his own sanity by having fun with the kids, his philosophy of working with students, techniques he used to help early teens become more responsible, suggestions to parents, and much more. He has supervised numerous school counseling interns, and this book is geared toward what happens after a graduate completes their Master's program and begins dealing with the day to day issues a school counselor encounters. Mr. D's answer to the oft-asked question, ""Why are there counselors in schools?"" is simply, ""To give kids a hand."" The book is not just informative, it is entertaining.

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