Discusses three programs in which efforts are focused on reaching students with emotional and behavioral problems. The programs range from school-based partnerships and alternative schools to community programs. These programs address the needs of students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. (Author/MKA)

Provides examples of programs that teach children positive behavior skills for success in life rather than resorting to traditional punishment. Looks at the Positive Education Program, Boys Town, the Westerly School District, and the New Opportunities Program. Such programs help children learn appropriate skills that replace problem behaviors.…

Describes a school program, developed in partnership with a treatment facility for troubled youth, that is committed to surrounding difficult students with the support and controls they need to succeed. Focuses on the Behavior Intervention Support Team in which teachers, counselors, and administrators respond with grace and not punishment. (RJM)

Demonstrates the practical applications of a problem-solving curriculum called Personal Power. Discusses how to begin such a curriculum and describes the content of the program which teaches youth in conflict to weigh the costs and benefits of alternative solutions to problems. Offers a sample lesson in problem solving. (RJM)

Research and experience has shown that allowing children and youth to feel that they are contributing members of their communities, they are less likely to exhibit rebellious or delinquent behaviors. Describes three model programs that employ the principle of generosity as a key component of interventions for troubled children and youth.…

A psychiatric-hospital administrator describes how she agreed to be a foster parent for a troubled girl who was medically fragile. Together, and with community help, they formed Golden Buckets, an organization that provides therapeutic foster care for medically dependent children and their families. (MKA)

Identifies principles of violence prevention derived from the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), which operates in schools throughout North America. Focuses on societal changes, appropriate responses to these changes, and examples of ineffectual punishment. Describes RCCP, offers an evaluation of the program, and charts a course for the…

Describes the Make Peace with Police program developed within the Boston Police Department. Details four common patterns of myths and misperceptions that underlie antagonistic relationships between police and kids and bridges the gap between police and youthful offenders. Details ways to break down distrust and replace conflict with communication.…

Describes two programs that serve gifted students with special needs. The first, Project HIGH HOPES, helps students by establishing curricular accommodations. The other program entails staff members ensuring that gifted students are challenged and that these students' parents know how to interact effectively with their children. (MKA)

Describes a new psychoeducational treatment model for antisocial youth. Discusses the principles and methods for cultivating a positive caring culture in the schools and how the program equips youth for effective peer helping by integrating positive peer culture with training in moral development, anger management, social skills, and correcting…

Describes how staff in one school concluded that its suspension policies and practices were counterproductive, leading them to develop proactive discipline procedures that transformed the school culture from a depersonalized organization to a community of mutual respect among all its members. The program emphasizes recognition of students' good…

Describes a curriculum for self-management which is based on self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and positive reinforcement. Discusses how the classroom teacher administers reinforcement for appropriate classroom behavior and teaches the correct use of self-monitoring and self-evaluation procedures. Focuses on self-managing behavior and academic…

Discusses ways in which to equip youth with anger management and social skills. Focuses on cognitive distortions, primary and secondary thinking errors, equipment for managing anger and correcting thinking errors, and correcting thinking errors in individual therapy. Illustrates how thinking errors can be identified and corrected in individual…

Describes a comprehensive prevention program designed to stop bullying in the elementary school. Discusses the program's goal: to create a safer school environment for all by fostering within the school a culture that does not tolerate acts of physical or psychological aggression. Outlines staff training and classroom intervention. (RJM)

Describes cognitive restructuring approaches that can be used for students ages 10 to 17 years. Discusses how the approaches are used in a class and in one-to-one sessions, focusing on thinking habits and cognitive therapy in behavior management. Also offers observations of how these lessons affect the lives of students. (RJM)