Conducting Adolescent Violence Risk Assessments: A Framework for School Counselors

Adolescent dating violence: a national assessment of school counselors' perceptions and practices.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a significant public health problem that, according to various estimates, affects 9% to 34% of adolescents in the United States. Schools can play an important role in preventing ADV. However, little is known about school personnel's practices and perceptions regarding ADV. This study assessed high school counselors' knowledge, traini...

Georgia School Counselors Association Georgia School Counselors Association

This paper operationalizes the definition of action research (AR) and the importance of conducting such studies to improve the lives of students and professionals. This paper provides an overview of literature regarding variables related to truancy and absenteeism. The paper discusses the importance of students being present and engaged, negative implications associated with poor attendance and...

A Genetic Risk System for Genetic Counselors

This thesis describes a program named GenInfer+ which uses Bayesian belief networks to model the inheritance of genetic diseases. GenInfer+ is based upon an earlier genetic risk program created by Peter Szolovits named GenInferII which used a Bayesian network to calculate risks to individuals for simple inheritable diseases. This thesis had two goals. The first goal was to design a useful tool ...

A framework for global river flood risk assessments

There is an increasing need for strategic global assessments of flood risks in current and future conditions. In this paper, we propose a framework for global flood risk assessment for river floods, which can be applied in current conditions, as well as in future conditions due to climate and socio-economic changes. The framework’s goal is to establish flood hazard and impact estimates at a hig...

Leadership Practices of School Counselors