The School Practitioner's Concise Companion To Preventing Violence And Conflict (School Practitioner's Concise Companions) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195370708 ISBN 13: 9780195370706

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2008

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195370708
• ISBN 13: 9780195370706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Franklin Cynthia