Full Description
Leadership for Safe Schools is every school and district leader's guide to developing practical policies and carefully designed action plans to ensure that K-12 students are physically and psychologically safe, secure, and supported. With today's students experiencing soaring rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, and suicidality—in addition to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the normalization of school shootings—school personnel desperately need multifaceted approaches that decrease violence, facilitate social connectedness, and promote emotional well-being. This book's proactive, preventive, and responsive Three Pillar Model offers a coherent framework for creating safe and supportive schools and fostering student mental health.
Each chapter guides school leaders and administrators to implement evidence-based interventions and strategies, including:
strategies for school safety, threat assessment, suicide prevention, and anti-violence efforts
easy-to-apply improvements to school climate and culture
social supports for diverse students, including the marginalized, victimized, and at-risk
effective partnerships with families, communities, and other spheres of influence
principles from positive psychology and social-emotional learning
research-based strategies for trauma-informed care and crisis response
Whether you are a principal or superintendent; a school psychologist, counselor, or social worker; or a school resource officer, nurse, or proactive teacher, this book will be your all-in-one inspiration for fostering resilient learning environments and implementing multi-component prevention and intervention strategies to support students' mental health.
Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Three Pillars of Safe and Supportive Schools That Foster the Emotional Well-Being of Students
Section 1: The Safe Pillar
Chapter 2: Physical Safety
Chapter 3: Bullying and Violence Prevention and Intervention
Chapter 4: Suicide Prevention and Threat Assessment
Section 2: The Supportive Pillar
Chapter 5: School Climate and Culture
Chapter 6: Social Connectedness and Support
Section 3: The Mental Health Pillar
Chapter 7: Promotion and Prevention
Chapter 8: Crisis Recovery and Advocacy
