Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying (Paperback)

by Stan Davis with Julia Davis (Author), Karen Steiner (Editor) "My own understanding of bullying comes primarily from my own experiences, the many young people I have counseled, the adults who have told me their..." (more)
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"Based upon research to practice sensibility, this second edition includes important new materials and insights that expand our understanding of major bullying issues. This is a working tool that anyone interested in our children, teaching, and building peaceful school climates will treasure." --Dr. Marlene Snyder, International Bullying Prevention Association

"Schools Where Everyone Belongs" is a goldmine of practical information for school personnel concerned with reducing bullying. In this engaging book, Stan Davis draws upon theory and research, as well as years of experience as a school counselor, to describe how educators can help to create safe, inclusive environments for our children. I highly recommend it. --Susan P. Limber, Associate Prof. Clemon University

"Working from his experience as a school counselor and consultant, Davis take the myths out of bullying first and describes what does not work. He then describes the Olweus research that has led to his theories and practice and offers a number of relatively simple ideas: acknowledge positive behavior, build staff-student connections, establish effective discipline based on a rubric, help students take responsibility for behavior, work with parents, support targets of bullying, deal with bullying between friends, activate peer bystanders, and take the 'whole-school' approach." --Reference & Research Book News

Product Description
This new edition is packed with practical guidelines and proven strategies for implementing a whole-school approach for reducing bullying. The author draws on theory and research, as well as over two decades of experience as a school counselor and consultant to provide educators with his creative ideas and successful techniques. Interventions to help aggressive youth internalize rules and develop conscience are paired with methods for helping targets of bullying. Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including myths about bullying, acknowledging positive behavior, effective discipline, working with parents, relational aggression, empowering bystanders, and preventing disability harassment.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Research Press; 2nd edition (January 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878225846
• ISBN-13: 978-0878225842
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #170,721 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute "must-have" for grade school teachers and principals everywhere., July 8, 2007

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Written by family and child therapist and school counselor Stan Davis, Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying is a highly practical guide written especially for schoolteachers and other educational professionals, yet invaluable for anyone who oversees groups of children. Now in an updated second edition, Schools Where Everyone Belongs demystifies what bullying it is and common myths about its effects, what doesn't work to combat it, and most importantly of all, classroom-tested methods that do work to stop bullying and reverse its harmful effects. "When there are inconsistent consequences for bullying, young people are likely to continue. When we have to customize a consequence for each incident, the process of discipline becomes impossibly time-consuming. Planned, rubric-based consequences take much less time to administer and thus can be used more consistently. When consequences are predictable and based on a clear rubric, young people can learn from each other's misdeeds." An absolute "must-have" for grade school teachers and principals everywhere.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Addtiion to the Bullying Prevention Literature, October 19, 2004

By	Charles Saufler "Chuck Saufler, Coordinator, ... (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying (Paperback)

This book is what's been missing for eductors in the field of bullying prevention. It is a practical, well thought out and clearly explained, research based, guide to implementing bullying prevention and intervention in any school. Every teacher and administrator should read this book!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changing the System Allows the Kids to Change, April 18, 2004

By	Kathy Gibson (Lincoln Park, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying (Paperback)

Stan Davis has taken Dan Olweus' research and created practical applications that have dramatically changed school environments across the country. Order this book today! And also check out his website, www.stopbullyingnow.com.