Want to improve the
staff-to-student communication style in your
school? Face to Face shows you how to go
from adversarial approaches to caring and
helping--without losing control of the
situation. They offer you time-tested methods
that counselors and therapists have used
successfully for years, methods that you can
modify for your personality and your school.
Here are definitive
techniques to help you through your hardest
school confrontations without anybody coming out
a loser.
Find out how to:
- Focus on
what's really being said
- Demonstrate
that communication is caring and sharing,
not lecturing
- Develop
effective questioning skills
- Provide
alternatives to violence using mediation
- Apply basic,
learned skills to any school confrontation
- Ensure
positive outcomes from your staff's
interaction with students
Master effective,
dynamic communication techniques with the tips
in this book, and learn how to show your
students that you're on their side and you
mean business. Improve the lines of
communication at your school--in all directions--so that your students feel respected,
supported, and cared about, and you'll see a
real surge in learning potential. Make your
communication work for you, your staff, and
especially for your students.
What the authorities
in the field say about Face to Face :
"Backed by 25
years of research, Face to Face
will make an accountable difference in your
school. It's a must-read book for all school
administrators and teachers." (Kenneth H.
Blanchard, Author, The One-Minute Manager
)
"Every school
principal and teacher will find this
down-to-earth book useful. It's timely,
practical, clearly written and it works!"
(Robert J Manthei, Registered Psychologist
and Senior Lecturer in Counselor Education,
Department of Education, University of
Canterbury, New Zealand)
"Clear, relevant,
powerful. Definitely essential reading."
(Anthony Rigazio-DiGilio, Chair, Department
of Educational Leadership, Central
Connecticut State University)
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