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Peer reviewedCanfield, Brian S.; Ballard, Mary B.; Osmon, Bonnie C.; McCune, Cecil – Professional School Counseling, 2004
To address the problem of fighting in four urban middle schools, school and family counselors collaborated to provide school-based multifamily counseling as an alternative to the mandatory 3-day external suspension program. Supported by district leaders and local school principals, the program was successful in reducing fighting recidivism rates.…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Violence
