Book Details

School Violence and Primary Prevention

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-387-77119-9

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Paralleling the public concern generated by high-profile school shootings and the growing dialogue about bullying, professionals in school and public health settings need effective strategies for preventing violence, treating victims, and assessing at-risk children. In School Violence and Primary Prevention, more than three dozen clinicians, counselors, educators, and researchers provide readers with multiple levels of understanding on the subject: the scope of school violence, possible roles of the home environment, and the contexts of child/teen/school culture. Various forms of student aggression and antisocial behavior—from bullying to sexual harassment to mass shootings (including the Virginia Tech massacre)—are discussed in depth, and the book evenly balances theoretical knowledge with practical applications from elementary school to college.


Subject: Medicine, Aggression, Bullying, Education, Management, Primary prevention, assessment, character, conflict management, development, intervention, morality, prevention, prevention strategies, trauma, youth, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Child and School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Work