Workshop Presenters/Programs


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Safe and Effective Schools
for All Students: What Works

September 15-17, 1999 Washington, DC

Workshop Presenters

Workshops were held on Thursday, September 16, 1999 from 11-12:30pm and again from 2-3:30pm. The workshop presentation teams consisted of three presenters: a researcher active in developing the program or approach, a practitioner who implements the approach in the school or other setting; and a parent or student from a setting that utilizes the program or approach.

Due to Hurricane Floyd, not all workshop presenters were able to attend. All workshops that were originally scheduled, however, appear below.

Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior & Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon – Dr. Terry Scott of Kentucky will present on the Institute’s Effective Behavior Support, First Step to Success, and other positive behavioral support programs that operate in schools around the country.

Fast Track – Supported by a number of universities, Fast Track is a comprehensive approach to supporting students’ positive behaviors and academic progress. Karen L. Bierman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium at the Pennsylvania State University will be representing Fast Track.

MST (Multi-Systemic Therapy) – An early intervention program that links with schools. Scott W Henggeler will lead the workshop on this approach.

"Six Safer Cities" program, Boston, Massachusetts – Boston has been successful in mobilizing city-wide support for safety initiatives. Gretchen Graef will present on the Boston School Attendance Improvement Initiative.

School Mental Health Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. SMHC has schoolwide interventions that address multiple issues for improving school safety. Howard Adelman will lead the workshop with Mary View-Schneider, teacher at the Elizabeth Learning Center.

The School Safety Program, Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, DC – a problem-solving approach to school safety operating in schools around the country. Dennis Kenny will lead the presentation together with practitioners from schools utilizing the program.

A Cognitive-Ecological Approach to Preventing Aggression and Enhancing School Achievement in Urban Settings, The Research Center for Group Dynamics of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan – Operating in Chicago and Aurora, Illinois, the target group for this approach is African-American and Hispanic urban youth, grades 2-6 (ages 7-13), who are at high risk for violence. L. Rowell Huesmann will lead this workshop.

From Risk to Resilience – Victor LaCerva, M.D. is author of Pathways to Peace, medical director, community organizer and counselor, and focuses on violence prevention. Together with Pauline Mares, Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator for Statewide Efforts, they will discuss how New Mexico has integrated mental health services into schools.

Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles –a well-regarded violence prevention program gaining accolades around the nation, the Coalition is part of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Associate Director Anthony Borbon will lead the presentation.

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