Presents a datadriven approach to preventing and responding to school violence. With concrete methods for promoting safety educational settings, this book will engage and enable school faculty, counsellors, administrators, and other partners to better understand areas of common interest and learn how to work together more effectively.
A Guide to Whole-School Strategies and Practical Support
Self-harm and eating disorders are present in almost every school and they frequently co-occur. It is vital that school staff can spot early warning signs, understand triggers, and know how to support the students in their care effectively. This is a very practical guide that helps school staff to gain a better understanding of self-harm and ......
Enhancing Adaptability, Performance, and Well-being
Describes how teachers and other practitioners who work with at-risk students can help them dramatically improve planning, goal-setting, and self-monitoring--self-regulatory skills that are often lacking in students with cognitive, physical, mental health, and environmental challenges.
Enhancing Undergraduate Education for the Public Good
Reviews the theory, research, and practice behind service learning, establishing it as an effective pedagogy that can help psychology departments meet each of the five key learning goals - as well as many learning indicators: knowledge base in psychology, scientific inquiry and critical thinking, ethical and social responsibility in a diverse ......
When students with disabilities make the shift to college, they'll encounter a number of changes. Seven Steps to College Success identifies these changes and how parents and professionals can prepare students for a confident, successful transition. The book also shows how students can find colleges that are a good fit and what accommodations might ......
This practical, research-based guide provides a wealth of tools and strategies for implementing social skills training in school or clinical settings. Numerous case examples illustrate common social difficulties experienced by children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and Asperger syndrome; the impact on peer relationships, ......
This practical, research-based guide provides a wealth of tools and strategies for implementing social skills training in school or clinical settings. Numerous case examples illustrate common social difficulties experienced by children with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism; the impact on peer relationships, school performance, and ......
