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New Thought On How An Understanding Of Thought Prevents Violence, Stephanie A. Fox
New Thought On How An Understanding Of Thought Prevents Violence, Stephanie A. Fox
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
The Spark Initiative’s work and research with youth at risk in schools, jails, and foster care has proven that a simple understanding of the mind has increased resilience, emotional regulation, impulse control, decision-making, problem-solving and communication skills, all critical to violence prevention.
Fostering Emotionally Intelligent Bullying Prevention Through Youth Engagement, Jan L. Urbanski, June Jenkins
Fostering Emotionally Intelligent Bullying Prevention Through Youth Engagement, Jan L. Urbanski, June Jenkins
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
School staff play an important role in preventing bullying, but they can’t do it alone. Schools must meet the social-emotional needs of students for bullying to decrease and these efforts are more successful when youth are involved. This session will explore engaging youth by promoting youth voice, changing social norms, and using class meetings to teach social-emotional learning skills.