Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying - Softcover

Davis, Stan; Davis, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878225846 ISBN 13: 9780878225842

Publisher: Research Press Inc.,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

For all grade levels, this second edition of Schools Where Everyone Belongs is packed with practical guidelines and proven strategies for implementing a whole-school approach for reducing bullying. The author draws on theory and research, as well as over two decades of experience as a school counselor and consultant to provide educators with his creative ideas and successful techniques. Interventions to help aggressive youth internalize rules and develop conscience are paired with methods for helping targets of bullying. Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including myths about bullying, acknowledging positive behavior, effective discipline, working with parents, relational aggression, empowering bystanders, and preventing disability harassment.

New materials have been added in response to concerns of parents, educators, and students:

• An entire chapter on preventing harassment of students with disabilities
• A new set of guidelines for helping students take responsibility for their behavior
• A troubleshooting guide for developing and implementing school discipline systems

About this title

About the Author

Stan Davis has worked as a child and family therapist in residential treatment, community mental health, and private practice. During his years as a therapist, he was active in building positive community support for targets of child abuse, rape, and domestic abuse. Stan became a school guidance counselor in the mid-1980s and began to focus on bullying prevention in the late 1990s. Stan trains educators, parents, and students nationwide in effective bullying prevention. He is a certified Olweus bullying prevention consultant and a founding member of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Stan also maintains www.stopbullyingnow.com, an informative Website for concerned parents and educators.

Julia Davis, Stan Davis's daughter and coauthor, has lent clarity to Stan's writing about bullying prevention since 2003. She brings to the table her own experiences working with young people of all ages and from diverse backgrounds. She began working with young people in 1999 and has since led high school trail crews for the Student Conservation Association, developed and taught experiential natural history lessons, taught English in an underprivileged elementary school in Costa Rica, and led outdoor expeditions for Summit Achievement, a wilderness-based therapeutic treatment center for teens.

About this edition

• Publisher: Research Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0878225846
• ISBN 13: 9780878225842
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 292