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TO REDUCE VIOLENCE - THE INTERVENTIONIST TEACHER AND AIDE

NCJ Number
11439
Journal
Phi Delta Kappan Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1971) Pages: 59-62
Author(s)
H L FOSTER
Date Published
1971
Length
4 pages
Annotation
USE OF POLICE PRESENCE TO PREVENT ACTS OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAN BE AVOIDED BY USING PEOPLE TRAINED IN INTERVENTION TACTICS.
Abstract
THE INTERVENTIONISTS WOULD BE SKILLED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS - VERBAL, NON-VERBAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION, MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, AND NON-PUNITIVE PHYSICAL INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES. THE OPERATIVE RATIONALE IS OUTLINED ALONG WITH RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERVENTIONIST TEACHER AND AIDE.