LOCAL TEACHERS LEARN HOW TO DEFUSE POTENTIAL FOR 
YOUTH VIOLENCE


	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 19 -- Norfolk and Portsmouth
educators are learning how to reduce youth violence and enhance
safety in their schools during an institute June 19-23.
	Held at Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, the institute
explores factors fueling youth violence and provides educators with
practical strategies to reduce aggressive behavior and curb
tension.  Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the high
school. 
	Designed specifically for educators in the Norfolk and
Portsmouth public schools, the institute is part of the Virginia
Youth Aggression and Youth Violence Project, sponsored by the
University of Virginia's Division of Continuing Education.
	"We were asked by the two systems to design a program that
would give educators practical, effective techniques for reducing
violence in the school and community," said Dyanne Bostain, project
director.  
	Reporters are welcome to attend any or all of the following
sessions:
	Day 1 - Monday

	Scope of violence/causes of violence
 	How to change school climates to build positive factors
	Therapeutic interventions:  case studies

	Day 2 - Tuesday

	Responding to crisis events
	Managing aggressive/violent incidents

	Day 3 - Wednesday

	Legal issues:  classroom, school and system
	Developing a safe schools plan
	Panel:  issues from the principal's perspective

	Day 4 - Thursday

	School and agency media concerns:  how to manage
incidents/crisis
	Planning for prevention and intervention

	Day 5 - Friday

	Advanced mediation practices:  implementation strategies for
elementary/ 
	middle/ secondary grade levels
	Multicultural issues:  dealing with racial tension


	For more information, contact Bostain at (804) 552-1890.

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June 19, 1995