Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Counseling - Crisis Management

School security is one of the most pressing public concerns today. Yet in most schools, there is little security expertise or detailed knowledge about how to implement and manage a security program. The Handbook for School Safety and Security rectifies this problem by providing the salient information school administrators and security professionals need to address the most important security issues schools face.

Made up of contributions from leading experts in school security, The Handbook for School Safety and Security provides a wealth of practical information for...

"Approaching the issue of psychosis from a staged, public health approach has momentum nationally. How to understand and intervene in the early stages is a compelling challenge. This book is a comprehensive, readable resource for teachers, physicians, and others to help them understand this important issue. "

Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness

Relevant for both trainee teachers and those already teaching, this book offers practitioners a proactive approach to dealing with bullying. It helps the reader to understand the degree of impact on the victim, as well supporting a deeper understanding of why some children choose to intimidate their peers, while others do not. The author offers instruction on the application of techniques and strategies for helping those who bully to pull back and cease their behaviours.

In today's turbulent world, the issue isn't if crisis will occur, but when. Do you know how to prepare for, navigate through and recover from crisis? Can you turn adversity into advantage? This book holds the key. In his decades on the core executive teams of the Baltimore Police Department, U.S. Department of Justice and for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., Rob Weinhold learned a basic truism: the strengths and shortcomings of leaders are never more magnified than during life's most difficult times. Weinhold flourishes in this space. Now, as chief executive of the highly-respected Fallston...

Written to help, empower and inspire trauma survivors to take control of their health and well-being outcomes and focus on achieving a fully healed state, Post-Traumatic Stress - Not a Life Sentence brings the author's knowledge and wisdom gained over more than 50 years since her first traumatic event, reinforced by the resilience Iessons she's learned and applied.

The human impact of traumatic events, the importance of effective rehabilitation and self-control, and the need for addressing post-trauma symptoms in injury and prevention terms are all brought to the reader's...