Crisis and the classroom : a practical guide for teachers / by Deborah J. Hill

Author: Hill, Deborah J.
Published: Springfield, Ill. : C.C. Thomas, [2003]
Copyright Date: ©2003
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 281 pages)

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English.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Psycho-Social Aspects of Crisis -- Ch. 1 Family Systems -- Ch. 2 Personality Disorders -- Ch. 3 Human Nature -- pt. II Violence, Aggression and Discipline -- Ch. 4 Anger Management -- Ch. 5 Managing Violence -- Ch. 6 Crisis and Discipline -- Ch. 7 People Management -- pt. III Crisis in the Classroom -- Ch. 8 Sex and Crisis -- Ch. 9 Drug Crisis in Schools -- Ch. 10 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness -- pt. IV Negotiation and Communication -- Ch. 11 Negotiation Basics -- Ch. 12 Power Plays -- Ch. 13 How Miscommunication Can Lead to Crisis -- Ch. 14 Basic Assertiveness Skills -- pt. V Healing -- Ch. 15 Loss and Grief -- Ch. 16 Approaches to Healing -- Ch. 17 Joking and Crisis.

Summary

The purpose of this book is to share knowledge from the author's personal experience as well as to provide information culled from multiple and varied specialists in the field of emergency services and crisis management. The crisis aspect as discussed in this book deals with it as a disaster, emergency, calamity, or catastrophe that is usually time-limited and associated with danger. The first chapters focus on aspects of human nature that can lead to a crisis and attempt to answer why people resort to using violence. Family systems, particularly the dysfunctional family, are reviewed and a di.

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9780398084325 (electronic bk.)
0398084327 (electronic bk.)
0398073627
9780398073626
0398073635
9780398073633
0398054312
9780398054311

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274) and index.

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