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By Michael Childs
mchilds@coe.uga.edu
Dozens of Georgia teachers, administrators and support staff will learn strategies on preventing violence and what to do should it occur during the Safe Schools Summit 2000 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Dec. 14-15.
Three nationally recognized experts in school safety will share their experiences in dealing with aggressive or violent behavior and talk about how to prevent violence through planning and implementation.
Rich Lieberman, a psychologist and consultant for the Los Angeles Unified School District, will open the summit at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14 with a discussion on “Crisis Intervention.” He will explain how schools can prepare for, manage and resolve crises. He will also discuss how to organize school-site crisis teams, work with traumatized students and prevent violence and suicide.
Lieberman coordinates suicide-prevention programs for the district’s 800 schools and one million students. He is also a National Organization for Victim Assistance crisis responder/trainer, with extensive experience consulting in schools in the aftermath of tragedy.
Tim Crowe, a practicing criminologist from Louisville, Ky., who serves as a consultant nationally on school safety and delinquency control, will open the Dec. 15 session on “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” at 8:30 a.m.
Crowe, who has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, will explain how to reduce conduct violations and security incidents like burglary, vandalism and assaults by using the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design training program he created.
George Hynd, associate dean for research development and outreach in UGA’s College of Education, will be the featured speaker at the summit’s lunch session Dec. 15 at 11:30 a.m.
Ron Nelson, a professor at Arizona State University, will talk about “Developing Effective Schoolwide Discipline Programs and Overcoming Barriers to Implementation” at 1 p.m. Friday.
Nelson, who has served on President Clinton’s consensus panel on school violence, will discuss effective schoolwide behavior support systems designed to produce school environments that are conducive to learning for all students.
In addition to the speakers, School Safety Project personnel from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency will be available on Friday for one-on-one technical assistance on safety issues, including school safety plans, policies and procedures.
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The summit is co-sponsored by the College of Education and GEMA. To register or for information, contact Carrie Goble (542-2101; Carrie_Goble@gactr.uga.edu). |
