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…

Information for Schools and Crisis Response Teams Schools and crisis response workers in many parts of the country will be helping children cope with the concept of death as a result of the war and concern about terrorism.  Some children are suffering a personal loss. Others will have a heightened fear of death either because…

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. 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…

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…