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How Educators Can Help Older Distressed and Angry Students
Become Better Problem-Solvers

School pupil services personnel are often confronted with students who are angry and markedly distressed. How can school staff help "defuse" the students' anger and help the students transform their distress into a "problem-to-be-solved." The following "Phase-oriented Approach" models what school staff might say to distressed and angry students in order to help. Download the PDF file to access this hands-on approach by Melissa Institute Research Director, Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. in collaboration with Scientific Board Member, Jim Larson, Ph.D.

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