Helping Students Eliminate Inappropriate School Behavior
A Group Activities’ Guide for Teachers and Counselors
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A major problem which continues to plague many schools is how to deal effectively with students having discipline issues. The major goal of my book is to help these students eliminate inappropriate school behavior through a group activities program which I developed. These activities were researched by me and found to be effective in helping students improve their school behavior. T he activities described in the book cover six major areas relevant to improving school behavior. Chapters one through five cover these areas. Briefly described they are: 1) Developing better communication skills through accurate perception, listening, and paraphrasing; 2) Learning how to cooperate with others through consensus in order to achieve appropriate goals; 3) Acquiring a better understanding of oneself and one’s needs through giving and getting feedback; 4) Learning appropriate methods of self-disclosure of one’s needs and desires; 5) Learning how to deal with conflicts in an appropriate manner in order to achieve a desired end; 6) Developing problem solving skills related to the student’s values and legitimate goals. The target audience for this book would be educators working with students in middle school, high school, and above. These activities can be used in the classroom setting. While the focus of the book is on helping behavior problem students, the exercises can be used with any group that wants to develop skills in these areas. The book contains an introduction describing the nature of the problem, goals, and the need for the group approach, followed by twenty group activities related to the six areas mentioned above. A student evaluation of the group activities along with an opportunity to give and receive appreciations completes the program. An epilogue follows where I share some thoughts about nine students who made a distinct and lasting impression on me over my 41 years as a teacher and counselor. A reference section of publications cited within the book completes this volume.
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About the Book
The major purpose of this book is to help students improve their school behavior. The activities described in the book cover six major areas. Briefly described, they are 1. developing better communication skills through accurate perception, listening, and paraphrasing; 2. learning how to cooperate with others through consensus in order to achieve appropriate goals; 3. acquiring a better understanding of oneself and one’s needs through giving and getting feedback; 4. learning appropriate methods of self-disclosure of one’s needs and desires; 5. learning how to deal with conflicts in an appropriate manner in order to achieve a desired end; and 6. developing problem-solving skills related to the student’s values and legitimate goals. The target audience for this book would be educators working with students in high school and middle school. These activities can be used in the classroom setting. While the focus of the book is helping students with behavior problems, the exercises can be used with any group that wants to develop skills in these areas. The book contains an introduction describing the nature of the problem, goals, and the need for the group approach, and twenty-one group activities related to the six areas mentioned above. A student evaluation of the group activities completes the program.
About the Author
Dr. Gerard Vernot’s professional life as a teacher and counselor has spanned forty-one years. He has extensive experience working with students on the high school level as a certified teacher and counselor. He also has taught on the college level and is a retired licensed mental-health counselor in the state of Florida. He has researched and developed a program to help students improve their school behavior. The group activities he used in his program are presented in this book. Teachers and counselors will find them effective in helping students improve their behavior both in school and outside of school.