30-Minute Groups: Peaceful Conflict Resolution - by Amie Dean (Paperback)

About the Book

Peaceful Conflict Resolution offers educators a ready-to-implement, engaging small-group curriculum designed to empower students in grades 2-9 with essential skills for resolving conflict peacefully. Help your students:

• Identify and understand their emotions during conflict.
• Develop active listening skills and consider others' perspectives.
• Practice kindness and respect when facing disagreements.
• Discover effective and peaceful ways to solve problems together.

Book Synopsis

Are your students struggling to manage disagreements and misunderstandings?

Learning to navigate conflict peacefully is essential for building and maintaining healthy relationships. By mastering this skill, students can significantly improve the quality and longevity of their connections with others.

Peaceful Conflict Resolution offers educators a ready-to-implement, engaging small-group curriculum designed to empower students in grades 2-9 with essential skills for resolving conflict peacefully.

Help your students:

• Identify and understand their emotions during conflict.
• Develop active listening skills and consider others' perspectives.
• Practice kindness and respect when facing disagreements.
• Discover effective and peaceful ways to solve problems together.

This practical workbook provides 10-12 interactive, 30-minute lessons that are:

• Easy to Implement: Requires minimal preparation - just basic writing supplies!
• Engaging: Tailored to diverse learning styles to ensure all students can participate and learn.
• Effective: Focused on key skills for managing emotions, listening, and finding peaceful solutions.
• ASCA(R)-Aligned: Supports your school counseling program goals and documentation.

From introductory activities to valuable resources like customizable forms and assessment surveys, this curriculum includes everything you need for a successful small group experience.

Use 30-Minute Groups: Peaceful Conflict Resolution to equip your students with the vital skills to build and maintain positive relationships!

About the Author

Amie Dean, M.ED., B.A. has worked in education since 1993. She has experience teaching at all levels, and has taught both special and general education. She was with Fulton County Schools (Atlanta, GA) for ten years, where she provided support to teachers and students as the Student Support/RTI Coordinator for her middle school for four of those years. She holds a Master's degree in Education, is Nationally Board Certified as an Exceptional Needs Specialist, and has trained with Dr. Rick DuFour, Dr. Kay Burke, Dr. Spencer Kagan, Dr. Terry Alderman, and many others. Amie has dedicated her life to working with students with emotional and behavioral challenges with three main goals - helping students find their gifts and their worth, helping students learn how to manage their emotions and challenges peacefully, and guiding them to find their personal pathway to success so they can thrive as adults. She works with thousands of teachers, counselors, administrators and other professionals around the country to equip them to reach these goals with their students as well.

With decades of experience as an educator and a professional consultant, Amie now provides support to others through training, speaking, and writing. Amie is the author of many books, including Because You Believe in Me, Your Happy Heart, There's No Dream Too Tall, and 15-Minute Focus: Behavior Interventions: Strategies for Educators, Counselors, and Parents and the accompanying Workbook, Your Roadmap for Creating a Positive Classroom Community. She is excited to share her upcoming workbook 30 Minute Groups: Peaceful Conflict Resolution.

Amie is married to her husband, Austin, and they have 3 wonderful boys Carson, Hudson, and Grayson who keep their parents happy and busy.