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Title:
Keeping students safe and helping them thrive : a collaborative handbook on school safety, mental health, and wellness / David Osher, Matthew J. Mayer, Robert J. Jagers, Kimberly Kendziora, and Lacy Wood, editors.
Author:
Osher, David, editor.

Mayer, Matthew J., editor.

Jagers, Robert J., editor.

Kendziora, Kimberly, editor.

Wood, Lacy, editor.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

©2019
Call Number:
RJ101 .K43 2019 V.1
Abstract:
Details the safety, mental health, and wellness issues in schools today and focuses on the interactions and collaborations needed among students, teachers, families, community members, and other professionals to foster the safety, learning, and well-being of all students. Safe schools and student well-being take a "village" of adults and students with varied interests, perspectives, and abilities collaborating to create caring, supportive, and academically productive schools. Schools are unofficial mental health care providers for children and youth who are placed at risk by social and economic circumstances and whose un- and under addressed needs can compromise teaching and learning. This handbook provides up-to-date information on how to promote safety, wellness, and mental health in a manner that can help draw the needed "village" together. It aligns research and practice to support effective collaboration--it provides information and tools for educators, administrators, policy makers, mental health and community organizations, families, parents, and students to join forces to promote and support school safety, student well-being, and student mental health. Chapters address school context, the dynamic nature of school communities and child development, and the importance of diversity and equity. Chapters provide in-depth understanding of why and how to improve safety, well-being, and mental health in a culturally responsive manner. They provide strategies and tools for planning, monitoring, and implementing change, methods for collaborating, and policy and practice guidance. They provide examples of successful and promising cross-system and cross-stakeholder collaborations. This handbook will interest students, scholars, faculty, and researchers in education, counseling, and psychology; administrators in human services and youth development; policy makers; and student, family, and community representatives.
ISBN:
9781440854132

9781440854156

9781440854163
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Intersection of school safety, mental health and wellness, and family and community issues / The relational, ecological, and phenomenological foundations of school safety, mental health, wellness, and learning / Mental health services for youth: history, key data, and major challenges / Multitiered approaches to school-based mental health, wellness, and trauma response / Race, ethnicity, and socio-emotional health / Gender identity and sexual orientation / Understanding and practicing cultural competence in helping youth thrive / Developing social and emotional skills and attitudes and ecological assets / Creating the working conditions to enhance teacher social and emotional well-being / School safety, wellness, and learning: conditions for learning, barriers to learning, and school improvement / Conditions for learning and academic performance / Families as assets / Community assets and challenges / Family matters: exploring the role of family socialization and parenting practices in promoting the social and emotional learning of children and youth / Creating authentic partnerships with families / Family-driven care and practice: one size does not fit all / Interdisciplinary and cross-stakeholder collaboration for better outcomes / Collaborating to provide and align services for children and youth with intensive mental health needs / Making collaboration work among students, families, and other key stakeholders / School-family-community partnerships: school safety, mental health, and family resilience

Approaches to promotion and prevention / Early intervention within the school setting / Assuring strengths- and evidence-based approaches in child, adolescent and school mental health / The impact of trauma and adversities / Students with school failure trajectories / Supporting students with intensive intervention needs in comprehensive, integrated, three-tiered (Ci3T) models of prevention : considerations for the field / Emotional and physical safety / What is school safety : school safety trends, data, and key issues / Understanding the critical links between school safety and mental health : creating pathways toward wellness / The scientific evidence supporting an eight point public health oriented action plan to prevent gun violence / Major systems for facilitating safety and prosocial behavior : positive school wide behavior supports and interventions / Supporting students involved in bullying behaviors : moving beyond a disciplinary framework / Reflections on 20 years of restorative justice in schools / Threat assessment and school crisis preparedness / Using data to improve outcomes : collaborative planning, progress monitoring, and continuous improvement / The importance of child-guided and youth-directed approaches : engaging youth participatory action research practices / Practical guidance for policy and practice : strategies and tools for assessing and building readiness and for launching local efforts / Getting to outcomes : planning, continuous improvement, and evaluation / Updating the national agenda for achieving better results for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders
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