Strategies for Dealing w/ Distressed, Disruptive or Dangerous Students

From: Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI)

Do you know how to approach students who are emotionally distressed and successfully refer them to the campus resources available to assist them? How confident are you that you can address disruptive student behavior in the classroom in a safe, effective, legally-sound manner? Can you identify potentially dangerous students and employ strategies to both prevent violence and respond in those cases when prevention efforts fail?

These questions will be the focus of an interactive workshop designed to help faculty respond to forms of student behavior that may cause uncertainty, concern, and/or alarm.

Register now for this timely and informative session! This workshop, facilitated by staff of the Counseling and Student Develop Center, is a repeat performance of a popular CFI workshop from Fall 2007.
http://www.jmu.edu/cfi/maysymposium/dealingwithdistressed.html

Details:
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 (Includes a lunch served from 12-1 in Taylor 405)
Location: Taylor 306

Facilitators:
David Onestak, Ph.D., Laura Sobik, Ph.D., & Colleen Slipka, M.D.
Counseling & Student Development Center, JMU

This event is part of the annual JMU May Symposium, a collection of diverse professional development activities during the week after graduation. Check out the JMU May Symposium Website for more information. http://www.jmu.edu/cfi/maysymposium/