Promoting Nonviolence in Early Adolescence: Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways (Prevention in Practice Library)

this Series Of Monographs Is Dedicated To The Increasingly Vital Area Of Prevention In Healthcare. The Works Are Organized Into Four Categories Of Preventive Practice: Education, Social Competency Enhancement, Natural Caregiving, And Systems Change.
Tragedy Should Not And Need Not Occur Before A School Or Community Begins Making Efforts To Prevent Violence. This Volume Describes The Steps Taken By Responding In Peaceful And Positive Ways (ripp), A Program Developed To Promote `non-violence' Among Students In Middle Schools.
Ripp Provides Young People With New Ways To Respond To Conflict. Using The Acronym Raid, The Students Are Taught Four Types Of Non-violent Options: Resolve, Avoid, Ignore, And Diffuse. By Teaching That They Have Other Choices In Any Conflict, The Idea That `fighting' Is A Necessary Response To An Insult Or A Conflict Is Dispelled. Ripp Also Teaches The Need For Everyone To Accept Differences, To Affirm Those With Whom They Come In Contact, And Not To Engage In `put Downs' Of Others.
This Empirically Validated Program Has Been Proven To Work In A Variety Of Settings And Was Designed With Real-life Experiences In Mind. It Was Originally Developed And Implemented In Collaboration With School Administrators In Both Urban And Rural Settings.

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in Reaction To The Recent Rampage Of School Violence, The State Of Virginia Formed A Committee To Develop A Plan For Reducing Violence Among Youth. They Created The Ripp (responding In Peaceful And Positive Ways) Program. The Curriculum Is Taught In 50-minute Sessions Throughout Middle School (or Junior High) And Teaches Students Techniques For Dealing With Everyday Conflicts. The Program Is Inclusive, Addressing Specific Needs Within An Entire Population, (as Opposed To Working Only With A Subgroup Of High-risk Students). This Book Discusses How To Get A Ripp Program Started, How To Train Prevention Facilitators, Detailed Descriptions Of The Curricula And Suggestions On How The Program Might Be Modified To Best Fit Various Cultures And Communities. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)