The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide For Principals, Teachers, And Counselors

The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors

The Bullying Prevention Handbook addresses bully-victim problems at school, and can be used as a comprehensive tool for understanding, preventing, and reducing bullying. It focuses primarily on middle and high school, but offers valuable advice and resources for elementary-school educators as well. It contains advice for working with bullies and their victims using a multifaceted approach that includes education, counseling, mediation, and efforts to foster an attitude of respect and caring in the school at large.About the AuthorDr. John H. Hoover is interim associate dean of the College of Education and professor of special education at St. Cloud State University, his alma mater. Dr. Hoover earned an MS in special education from the University of Illinois and a PhD in special education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Dr. Ronald L. Oliver is a visiting professor and research associate at the Institute for Peace Promotion and Injury/Violence Prevention (CISALVA), School of Public Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. He has an EdD in counselor education from Texas A&M University-Commerce.