Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Classroom: What Teachers Should Know

(Paperback, Second Edition)

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Crisis intervention materials designed specifically for classroom teachers are still scarce, and their role in crisis prevention and intervention continues to be one for which teachers must take the initiative to educate themselves. With updates in crisis intervention programming and legislation; integration of recent research on school shootings and other forms of school violence; and the addition of such topics as cyberbullying, relational aggression, and the needs of military families, this second edition of Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Classroom further widens teachers' perspectives on school crises and puts them in a better position to prevent and cope with these events.

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This book is a must-read for all teachers! With many teacher education programs eliminating courses regarding developmental and emotional issues, this book fills that gap. Dr. Damiani offers practical, easy-to-implement, and common-sense strategies to help identify troubled youth, promote teacher-student connections, and help sustain both physical and psychological safety within the school setting. Teachers' knowledge of crisis prevention and intervention strategies is critical to a safe school climate, maintaining good classroom management, thus increasing achievement. -- Melissa A. Reeves, Ph.D,. NCSP,, school psychologist and lecturer, Winthrop University; co-author, NASP PREPaRE Crisis Prevention & Intervention Curriculum
This book is an excellent source for educational trainers and practitioners who wish to dispel myths and acquire prerequisite knowledge of basic crisis prevention and intervention in schools. Content is rooted in relevant literature, yet simply read and easily applied to daily practice. The book empowers educators to recognize their potential roles in crisis situations while emphasizing the developmental and safety needs of students. -- Francis J. DeMatteo Ed.D, professor and director, School Psychology Program, Cal Poly Humboldt; author of of Delivering Psycho-educational Evaluation Results to Parents: A Practitioners Model

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Victoria B. Damiani is a nationally certified school psychologist and professor emeritus of educational and school psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include school-based mental health, families of children with special needs, and gifted education.