This book discusses practical steps and procedures that school counselors, teachers, administrators, and support personnel need to take in order to prepare for a crisis in a school or community (local or otherwise). The last decade has unfortunately been witness to an increase in violence in local communities and schools, nationally and internationally. And yet, there has been surprisingly little written about a comprehensive school and community approach to crisis prevention, intervention and management. This text fills a gap in the existing literature, providing sensible procedures and tips...

The statistics are pretty grim - young people face an ever increasing tide of poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, suicide, and family dysfunction. Society's response has been slow. Too many young people do not receive consistent, positive, and realistic validation of themselves from those adults on whom they depend." Nurturing Future Generations" goes beyond the stilted rhetoric on the problems of youth and the dilemma for society by outlining specific treatment intervention and prevention strategies that address the full spectrum of dysfunctional behavior. It introduces structured...