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ERIC Number: ED489504
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 202
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-1-5938-5126-x
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Think First: Addressing Aggressive Behavior in Secondary Schools
Larson, Jim
Guilford Publications
This highly practical book presents a complete anger and aggression management training program for middle and high school students. The volume incorporates a newly revised version of the author's proven "Think First" manual, which includes step-by-step skills training guidelines and 20 reproducible handouts and forms. Also provided are a clear rationale for the program and thorough instructions for screening and assessing those students who could benefit most from participation. Showing how to integrate small-group cognitive behavioral skills training into an effective schoolwide disciplinary framework, the book offers vital tools for promoting prosocial behavior and decreasing violence risks among all students. It is an essential resource for professionals who seek both a better understanding of adolescent aggression and nuts-and-bolts strategies for dealing with it. This book contains the following chapters: (1) The Problem and Directions for Change; (2) The Context of Aggressive Student Behavior: Creating Effective, Whole-School Environmental Strategies; (3) Rationale and Best Practices for Anger and Aggression Management Skills Training; (4) Screening, Identification, and Assessment for Anger and Aggression Management Training; (5) Getting Started with Anger and Aggression Management Skills Training; and (6) Introduction to the Treatment Manual. Appended are: (1) Current Behavior Screening Form; (2) Intervention Record Review; (3) Adolescent Interview; (4) Brief Problem Assessment Interview; (5) Classroom Progress Monitoring Report; (6) Multidimensional School Anger Inventory; (7) Sample Parental Consent Letter/Carta de Consentimiento de Padres; (8) Guidelines for Generalization Support Persons; (9) Academic Self-Monitoring Form; and (10) Think First Training Outcomes. Additional handouts are included.
Guilford Press, 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Tel: 800-365-7006, ext. 3 (Toll Free); Tel: 212-431-9800, ext. 3; Fax: 212-966-6708; e-mail: info@guilford.com.
Publication Type: Books; Guides - General; Reference Materials - General
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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