Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol 4, Number 1, September 2003 Counseling  101 Column Bullying Prevention and Intervention Even if you aren't receiving complaints, bullying is occurring in your school. Address it before something worse happens. By Ted Feinberg, EdD, NCSP Ted Feinberg is assistant executive director of the National Association of School Psychologists. He practiced as…

Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 4, Number 7, March 2004 Counseling 101 Column Understanding and Responding to Students Who Self-Mutilate Principals can help preserve the physical and psychological welfare of students who self-mutilate by improving awareness about the causes and signs of the behavior and establishing appropriate procedures for response . By Richard Lieberman Richard Lieberman is…

Dr. Scott Poland, Director of Psychological Services, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Houston, TX, and Member of the National Emergency Assistance Team Overview: The aftermath of a youth suicide is a sad and challenging time for a school. The major tasks for suicide postvention are to help your students and fellow faculty to manage the understandable…

Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 4, Number 3, November 2003 Counseling 101 Column Sometimes student psychological evaluations are necessary and appropriate-and sometimes they are not. Here's help in knowing how and when to conduct them . By Andrea Canter, PhD, NCSP Andrea Canter is a school psychologist in the Minneapolis Public Schools. She is a consultant…

Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 4, Number 8, April 2004 Counseling 101 Column Dealing With Death at School Prior planning, empathic leadership, and teachable moments promote healing among students and staff members after the death of a member of the school community. By Scott Poland and Donna Poland Scott Poland is the director of Psychological Services…

Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 5, Number 4, December 2004 Counseling 101 Column A Problem-Solving Model for Improving Student Achievement Problem solving is an alternative to assessments and diagnostic categories as a means to identify students who need special services. By Andrea Canter Andrea Canter recently retired from Minneapolis Public Schools where she served as lead…