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The Perils of Educating: A National Sample of School Personnel Perceptions of School Violence
Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT (1:45 to 3:15pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 107Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
This session features five presentations that provide insight into how school social workers, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, and teachers experience school safety and violence. Presentations analyze subsets of data from a nationally representative survey of over 12,000 respondents across all 50 states. The survey was conducted by the American Psychological Association Task Force on Violence against Educators and School Personnel during the 2021-2022 school year. This session paints a broad picture of the scope of school violence in unique contexts, informing how interventions can be better developed to support student and staff thriving. Presentations call for data-driven recommendations from a broad range of school personnel to better protect students and staff from violence, and make schools healthier places for all.
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Chairs
Ron Avi Astor, University of California - Los Angeles
Dorothy L. Espelage, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Papers
Violence and Safety in Schools: Social workers report on the biggest threats and needs - Natalie L. Fensterstock, University of California - Los Angeles; Kate R Watson, Vista del Mar Child & Family Services; Ron Avi Astor, University of California - Los Angeles
School safety concerns and solutions: A qualitative analysis of U.S. school psychologists’ perspectives - Luz Robinson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Dorothy L. Espelage, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
School Paraprofessional’s Perceptions of School Safety: Qualitative Analysis - Sawyer Hogenkamp, University of California - Los Angeles; Gordon Capp, California State University - Fullerton
Social-ecological Factors Associated With Victimization Against School Paraprofessionals By Students - Chaoyue Wu, University of California - Los Angeles; Ron Avi Astor, University of California - Los Angeles
Reciprocal Victimization? Students’ Victimization of Teachers Predicting Staff Victimization of Students By Affecting Mental Health - Andrew Holmes Perry, The Ohio State University; Linda Reddy, Rutgers University; Andrew Martinez, Center for Court Innovation