School Violence and Primary Prevention

ISBN-13: 9783031131332 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 736 str.

Spis treści

Part I: CONCEPTUALIZING SCHOOL VIOLENCE

 1. School-Related Violence: Definition, Scope, and Prevention Goals  

2. The Neurobiology of Violence and Victimization: Etiology, Biological Substrates, Clinical Implications, and Preventive Strategies

3. Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School

4. Urban School Violence: Responding with Culture and Protective Factors Among Youth of Color

5. Gendered Harassment in Adolescence

6. Intergenerational Experiences of Bullying, Violence, Support and Survival Skills in Schools  

Part II: FACTORS AND FORMS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE

7. Updated Perspectives on Linking School Bullying and Related Youth Violence Research to Effective Prevention Strategies

8.  School-related Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

9. Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Trafficking of School-Aged Children    

10. Relationship and Dating Violence in School-aged Adolescents

11. School Shootings and Clinical Management: Directions Toward Prevention

12.   Boundary Violations, Harassment, Abuse, and Exploitation in the School Setting

13.   Harassment, Abuse and Violence on the College Campus

Part III: KEY PERSONNEL IN ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOLS

14.  The Role of School District Superintendent in School Violence and Prevention: Softening Schools While Hardening Buildings  

15. Role of Law Enforcement in School Violence Prevention Through Positive Intervention and Relationship-Building   

16.  Toward Understanding Classroom Socialization: Teacher Roles in Peer Victimization

17.   The Psychiatrist’s Role After a School Shooting: The Emergency Room and Beyond

18.   Preventing Violence Through Coordinated Responses to Classroom Disruption

Part IV: PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOL-RELATED VIOLENCE

19.   Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention in Connecticut’s Youth

20.   Trauma-Informed Care as a Framework to Reduce Trauma and Violence in Schools

21.    Bullying as a Form of Abuse: Conceptualization and Prevention

22.    Mindfulness Strategies for Primary Prevention  

23.   Equipping Students’ Minds with a Cognitive Training Program for Preventing School Violence 

24.    Character Education Update: Building a Buffer Against School Violence    

25.    Building Empathy, Step-by-Step:  Prevention Intervention to Promote School Health  

26.  Preventing Compassion Fatigue Among Educators: An Educator Resiliency Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

27.    Utilizing Effective Bullying Prevention Programs 

28.    Empowering Children to Prevent Violence 

29.     School Violence: Lessons Learned and New Directions

O autorze

Thomas W. Miller, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut in Storrs and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and the Department of Gerontology, College of Public Health, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Dr. Miller is boarded in Clinical Psychology, a licensed psychologist, and certified in school psychology.  He is certified by the American College of Forensic Examiners. He received his doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychology Society, and the Royal Society of Medicine. He has published several books, chapters, and numerous articles in professional refereed journals, and has presented at a number of national and international symposia and conferences. Dr. Miller is the recipient of the Master Teacher Award at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, the prestigious RHR International Award for Excellence in Consulting Psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA), the Distinguished Researchers Award from the APA, the Distinguished Psychologist Award of the Kentucky Psychological Association, the Distinguished Contribution to the Science of Psychology by the Connecticut Psychological Association, Hall of Fame at St. John Fisher College, the Distinguished Service Award of the APA, and the Outstanding Alumnus Award of the State University of New York.

Blurb

Significant shifts in community violence have created a need for greater awareness of character development and violence prevention in schools. Since the first edition (2008), public concern generated by high-profile shootings and other violence in schools has only increased. Now more than ever, effective strategies for preventing violence, treating victims, and assessing at-risk children are needed. This new edition, an update of contemporary issues of school violence, is a compendium of theory, research, and applied models that addresses violence and critical ingredients in prevention interventions in schools. The book uniquely addresses psychiatric input on neurobiology of trauma and victimization of children who experience school violence. 

Authored by clinicians, counselors, educators, researchers, and other professionals, the volume covers new approaches to primary prevention in schools and new contributors including a school superintendent, school safety officer, and specialists who treat relationship and dating violence. New topics include guidelines for school personnel that address exploitation of teenagers due to sex trafficking, and perspectives of parents whose children were victims of abuse and violence in schools. Among the topics explored:

• Developmental Issues in the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in School
  
• Updated Perspectives on Linking School Bullying and Related Youth Violence Research to Effective Prevention Strategies
  
• The Role of School District Superintendent in School Violence and Prevention: Softening Schools While Hardening Buildings
  
• Role of Law Enforcement in School Violence Prevention Through Positive Intervention and Relationship-Building
  
• Empowering Children to Prevent Violence  
  

School Violence and Primary Prevention is a critical and timely resource for school, medical, and mental health professionals working with children. It is also useful for students in public health, education, social work, psychology, and counseling-focused education.

“Dr. Miller has again made a major contribution on a most pressing issue of our time: school violence. The book covers the landscape of this psychosocial problem including cultural, developmental, intergenerational, racial, and gender aspects as well as approaches and solutions."

-James J. Clark, Provost & EVP, Florida State University