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Programming: Community
Coalition Building, Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Programs
These
workshops are designed to assist communities in establishing and
strengthening intervention and prevention programs. The strategies
provided are based on research conducted by Fireproof Children for
the National Association of State Fire Marshals on the role of home
factors and available social service resources in the juvenile firesetting
problem. The
workshop is designed to bring together community disciplines critical
to effective intervention:
- Fire investigation/ fire prevention
- Mental health
- Educators
- Social services
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information.
Handbook
of Prescriptive Treatment for Children and Adolescents, Ammerman,
R., Hersen, M. and Last, C. (Eds.) - "Firesetting" chapter
Order
the complete book from: www.amazon.com The
"Firesetting" chapter by Cole, R. Grolnick, W. & Schwartzman,
P., provides a description of the problem of childhood firesetting
and presents an overview of assessment, diagnosis issues and strategies. Child
Development-Community Policing: Partnership in a Climate of Violence,
Marans, S., Berkman, M. (1997). Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/164380.txt Overviews
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