According to the American Psychological Association (APA, 2015), trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event, which can lead to difficulties with emotional regulation, social relationships, and the development of physical symptoms. Traumatic experiences may include physical or sexual abuse, neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence,…

The purpose of this book is to encourage children and adults in partnership to mobilize and put the prevention of bullying on the national agenda. Some teasing in childhood is inevitable, and it can be an important preparation for life. However, there is a point when teasing stops being helpful or playful, when it becomes humiliating or…

This document contains a collection of 35 articles organized into 6 chapters. The articles are primarily reprints from American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) publications on the most important legal and ethical topics about which all school counselors need to be informed. The six chapters deal with: "Ethical Standards";…

This collection illuminates some of the issues surrounding systemic violence in education, exposing the structures and processes of the schools and examining the effects of these structures on students. Part 1 concerns systemic violence in administrative practice; and Part 2 discusses systemic violence in pedagogical practice. Part 3 of the…

Growing numbers of children are being parentified; that is, they are sacrificing their childhoods and assuming a parental role to take care of family members and the family as a whole. Many of the issues and risks surrounding this process are explored in this book. The parentified phenomenon is frequently overlooked by therapists, although it is…

This handbook offers strategies for ending sexual abuse and sexual harassment of students by other students or staff members. Chapter 1 discusses how to define sexual harassment and abuse, provides a review of literature, and reviews pertinent laws and litigation. The second chapter presents step-by-step procedures for handling a complaint of…

Discussed are practical factors involved in planning and carrying out child abuse and neglect treatment programs. It is explained that the information is based on the experience of 11 demonstration projects in 10 states. Chapter 1 details planning theories and offers a model for program planning. Chapter 2 is designed to inform planners of typical…

The material in this book is intended to provide a review of information regarding child abuse prevention. It is divided into two sections. Part 1, The Facilitator's Guide, contains background information on child sexual abuse, with a particular emphasis on the dynamics of incest and other sexual abuse and their effects on the child. It presents a…

Many adults are uncomfortable addressing the complicated grief children experience. This guide features words and methods to help initiate discussion of these topics, as well as tools to help children understand and separate complicated grief into parts. The text is divided into four parts: complicated grief; breaking the silence; techniques; and…

From amnesia to auditory hallucinations, the symptoms of pathological dissociation are among the most devastating effects of childhood maltreatment. Ways in which therapists can provide a comprehensive developmental approach to understanding, diagnosing, and treating this challenging clinical population are presented in this text. After reviewing…

This book introduces the basic elements necessary to comply with specific state reporting statutes on child abuse. It analyzes the reporting statutes of all 50 states (including the District of Columbia) and outlines those requirements imposed on mandatory reporters employed in public schools and in other professions. Federal court cases are also…

Based on the report of the Interagency Collaboration Project to Improve Services to Children, this book presents 78 facts about Texas children from birth to 18, on topics that range from broad environmental factors to specific handicapping conditions. Amplifying these facts are comments that provide the broader dimensions of cause, effect, scope,…

Contributors to this collection put forth many contemporary theoretical ideas about violence in society. All agree that finding ways to prevent violence is critical and that living in peace means acceptance of diversity. The following chapters are included: (1) "Motivational Approach to Violent Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Perspective: (Sergei V.…

U.S. society has come to be a world where offenses are constantly being redefined and thinkers deny that there is any absolute truth. How this has happened, its effects, and what can be done about it are explored. The effects of postmodern relativism are nowhere more evident than in education. Many are working to be sure that American schools show…

This book was written to present an overview of school violence and vandalism and pulls together in one format many of the diverse elements allied with school violence. A blueprint for action that schools can follow as they pursue measures of crime prevention and control is supplied. The first chapters review the crises of crime and violence in…