NCJ Number
109999
Journal
Journal of Counseling and Development Volume: 65 Issue: 7 Dated: (March 1987) Pages: 372-375
Date Published
1987
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article discusses interpersonal violence in schools and the school counselor's role in intervening to combat it at various system levels.
Abstract
Interpersonal violence involves aggressive acts such as verbal threats, harassment, theft, and physical assault. Although such violence is systemically linked to cultural and social factors, it can be managed and controlled by the schools, and the school counselor can play a critical role in the process. In a consultant role, the counselor can work with teachers and paraprofessionals, parents and community leaders, and school administrators to develop educational methods and community and school programs that can help reduce juvenile aggressive and violent behavior. The counselor's direct service role in combatting violence in the schools involves individual and group counseling with both student offenders and victims. Counselor education programs and counseling associations should train prospective and experienced counselors in crisis intervention in general and in dealing with violence in the schools in particular. Courses in the causes, prevention, and remediation of violence should be part of the regular counseling curriculum. 33 references. (Author abstract modified)