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Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth

How to Plan

Sadly, today's educators need to be ready for acts of violence and aggression. Some overall strategies to cope with students' with aggressive and violent tendencies include:

1. Practice for a crisis. Prepare students and faculty just as they are trained for the eventuality of a fire.
2. Train all staff to respond to student aggression. Precise methods to be used, procedures to be followed, and role-playing should be a part of this training.
3. Dress appropriately. Low-heel shoes, loose-fitting garments, and the omission of sharp jewelry and dangling earrings are recommended.
4. Move items of value out of reach.
5. Establish trust and rapport with students. Although rapport alone will probably not eliminate violent or aggressive acts, it will enhance prevention and intervention procedures.
6. Define behavioral expectations and apply consequences for rule compliance and noncompliance. Clear identification of rules and other boundaries and consistent application of consequences can help minimize aggressive acts.
7. Remain calm and in control.
8. Maintain a therapeutic attitude. Therapeutic adults are able to maintain a willingness to understand students and to consider their emotional fragility.

Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth Continued...

• Introduction
• What to Look For
• The Stages of Frustration and Appropriate Responses
• How to Respond
• How to Intervene
• How to Plan
• What the Law Mandates
• Sources

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