The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Violence and Conflict

The School Practitioner's Concise Companion gives busy social workers, psychologists, and counselors a quick guide to accessible, proven solutions for their students' most common problems. Built around the expert advice from the acclaimed School Services Sourcebook, each volume is a rapid reference to a key school issue. Here, readers will find an overview of violence and interpersonal conflict in schools. This Concise Companion covers the types of violence that threaten school and student safety-from bullying to sexual assault to gang activity-and presents innovative, effective strategies to assess risk, teach conflict resolution skills, and create a violence-free culture. Each chapter is filled with charts, checklists, and cases and is conveniently organized around What We Know, What We Can Do, Tools and Practice Examples, and Key Points to Remember. A portable catalog of best practices, it brings evidence-based practice within easy reach of school professionals.

ISBN 0195370708   Pages 190 ISBN13 9780195370706 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc   Weight (grammes) 262 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 209 Publication date 11 Feb 2010   Width (mm) 141 Library of Congress 2008018232   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY 371.78   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Evidence-Based Violence Prevention Programs and Best Implementation Practices by Ron Avi Astor and Michelle Rosemond and Ronald O. Pitner and Roxana Marochi and Rami Benbenishty		3
2		Creating a Violence-Free School Climate/Culture by Mark A. Mattaini		27
3		Assessing and Predicting Risk of Violence: Empirically Based Methods by Gary L. Bowen		41
4		Bullying: Best Practices for Prevention and Intervention in Schools by Esther Howe and Elayne Haymes and Tanya Tenor		51
5		An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Students Who Wish to Harm Others by James K. Nash		61
6		Peer Conflict: Effective Resolution Strategies by Debra J. Woody		71
7		Using Social and Emotional Learning to Address Conflicts in the Classroom by Jacqueline A. Norris		83
8		Acquaintance Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Among Teens: School-Based Interventions by Erin A. Casey and Paula S. Nurius		97
9		Enhancing Conflict Resolution Through Family and School Staff Alliances: Planning for Parent or Guardian Participation in Conferences by Martha J. Markward		107
10		Engaging Adolescents in Prevention of Sexual Assault and Harassment by Erin A. Cosey and Paulo S. Nurius		115
11		Effective Interventions With Dating Violence and Domestic Violence by Beverly M. Block and Arlene N. Weisz		127
12		Effective Intervention With Gangs and Gang Members by Timothea M. Elizalde and Gilbert A. Ramirez		141
		References		157
		Index		173

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