Cover; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface and Introduction; Acknowledgments; Source Credits; 1 School Violence: Range and Complexity of the Problem; 2 The Family-School-Community Connection; 3 Providing Mental Health Consultation to Agencies Intervening With Violent Children; 4 Case Studies in School Violence: A Staging Paradigm; 5 Bullying Is a Process, Not a Person: Inviting the Community Into the School; 6 Children Need to Feel Safe to Learn; 7 Assessment of At-Risk Children; 8 Activating Community Resources Through Therapeutic Mentoring
9 Role of Medical Leadership in Unlocking Resources to Address School Violence10 Risk and Threat Assessment of Violent Children; 11 Effortless Wellness and Other Afterthoughts; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
Preventing Bullying and School Violence is a practical handbook for designing and sustaining effective interventions to address problem behaviors in schools. The book is designed to help clinicians, school counselors, and administrators create a safe climate for their students and to respond thoughtfully, but swiftly, when threats arise
