Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Classroom: What Teachers Should Know
This book is a must-read for all teachers! With many teacher education programs eliminating courses regarding developmental and emotional issues, this book fills that gap. Dr. Damiani offers practical, easy-to-implement, and common-sense strategies to help identify troubled youth, promote teacher-student connections, and help sustain both physical and psychological safety within the school setting. Teachers' knowledge of crisis prevention and intervention strategies is critical to a safe school climate, maintaining good classroom management, thus increasing achievement. (Melissa A. Reeves, Ph.D,. NCSP,, school psychologist and lecturer, Winthrop University; co-author,NASP PREPaRE Crisis Prevention & Intervention Curriculum)This book is an excellent source for educational trainers and practitioners who wish to dispel myths and acquire prerequisite knowledge of basic crisis prevention and intervention in schools. Content is rooted in relevant literature, yet simply read and easily applied to daily practice. The book empowers educators to recognize their potential roles in crisis situations while emphasizing the developmental and safety needs of students. (Francis J. DeMatteo Ed.D, NCSP, assistant professor and director, School Psychology Program, Marywood University, Scranton, PA)