The expert named ways to prevent attacks in schools
In order to prevent student attacks on schools, it is important to promptly review the algorithms of the teacher's actions in a conflict situation. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Izvestia by Anna Ermolaeva, deputy head of the Federal Coordination Center for the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in the MGPPU education system.
In particular, teachers should be trained in psychological de-escalation techniques so that they can safely resolve conflict in the educational institution.
"Teachers often fail to recognize the harbingers of aggression: a sharp change in affect, devaluing statements about others, and demonstrations of cruelty in narratives. It is necessary to train the teaching staff not in pedagogical, but in psychological de-escalation techniques. Simply put, a teacher should be able to safely get out of contact, reduce the heat verbally and not provoke a retaliatory outburst, rather than engage in a struggle for authority," the expert said.
The long-term solution, in her opinion, is to develop emotional regulation and empathy, as well as debugging a system for early detection of crisis states in adolescents.
"Those measures that are aimed at reducing tension, rather than freezing it, will be effective. For example, rehabilitation mediation programs, when a conflict is handled with the participation of a neutral mediator. Regular trainings on team building and conflict—free communication have proven themselves well, which are conducted not "for show", but systematically," the editorial interlocutor emphasized.
At the same time, administrative control measures and increased repressive discipline without psychological support "may have the opposite effect," Ermolaeva warned.
Read more in the Izvestia article:
The Tension Formula: Why the number of gun attacks in schools has increased
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