Violence in Schools: Identification, Prevention & Intervention Strategies

Violence in the Schools is designed to give you a better understanding of school violence and increase your intervention strategies. The course provides a foundational understanding of violence and motivational purposes behind aggression. The correlation and impact of the media, community and family upon violence will be investigated. The course teaches identification and intervention approaches to working with out-of-control behaviors. In addition, each student will receive information on national resources available for both parents and teachers. This course will help each person to increase his or her understanding of violence, the motivations behind the use of violence and specific strategies to minimize the occurrence of violence in a school and community. 3.0 CEUs