School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Violence and Conflict

<p><em>The School Practitioner's Concise Companion</em> 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 <em> School Services Sourcebook</em> each volume is a rapid reference to a key school issue.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>