Managing Conversations With Hostile Adults

Strategies for Teachers
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8039-6810-3
Verlag: Corwin

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 350 g

Based on an in-depth study of over 250 actively practicing teachers and certified school support professionals, this book identifies and explains the 15 most effective strategies an educator can use in order to diffuse hostile conversations with adults. The authors present a variety of stressful confrontations: from curbing the school gossip and dealing with public humiliation, to surviving a false sexual accusation and neutralizing encounters with out-of-control individuals under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. In each chapter, after presenting the reader with a real-life confrontation, both the psychological and educational viewpoints are considered, the educator's effectiveness in handling the situation is analyzed, and strategies and suggestions for application to additional circumstances are discussed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kosmoski, Georgia J.

Pollack, Dennis R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Unterrichtsmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Defusing the Angry Screamer
Dealing with Public Humiliation
Handling Parents with Blinders
Neutralizing One Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
Refusing to Be Coerced
Confronting a Colleague Who Steals Your Work
Surviving a False Sexual Accusation
Curbing the School Gossip
Reversing a Non-Supportive Action
What Works
The 15 Most Often-Used Strategies When Engaged in Difficult, Frustrating and Hostile Conversations

Über Autor(innen)

Kosmoski, Georgia J.
Georgia J Kosmoski is Professor of Educational Administration at Governors State University located outside of Chicago, Illinois. She has been an educator for over 25 years She has been a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent.

Pollack, Dennis R.
Dennis R Pollack is a clinical psychologist in Spokane, Washington. Before starting his private practice, he was a psychology professor at Illinois State and Gonzaga universities. He is a nationally recognized clinical and voactional expert who speaks and writes regularly in the fields of both psychology and education.