SEM-7400 - Violence Prevention and Response

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

This course offers a practitioner’s perspective on violence prevention and response. You will examine violent acts and the impetus behind them in K-12 schools, evaluate responses to violence in K-12 schools, and synthesize behavioral assessment plans that evaluate behavioral risks in K-12 schools across diverse settings. Additionally, you will explore restorative justice systems for preventing violence in K-12 schools. You will justify the need for trauma-informed educational practices and social-emotional learning and their application in preventing violence in K-12 schools. Finally, you will create violence response plans that consider diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in K-12 schools across diverse settings.