Preventing gun violence in the United States by teaching self knowledge and mental health in schools

Feb. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Contact: Dr. Henry G. Brzycki, Ph.D.  Henry@brzyckigroup.com

New research from author Dr. Henry Brzycki demonstrates how schools can greatly impact mental and physical health of children

“Gun Violence in Roswell, NM, Colorado schools and elsewhere is part of a disturbing trend that shows 75% of America’s children are not mentally or physically well,” according to Dr. Henry Brzycki, a prominent education and psychology thought leader. In his new book, The Self in Schooling: Theory and Practice – How to Create Happy, Healthy, Flourishing Children in the 21st Century, Dr. Brzycki identifies significant changes that U.S. schools can make to improve our children’s well-being. He provides best practices to help teachers and mental health practitioners focus on teaching self knowledge as both a violence prevention model and key to mental health.

Dr. Brzycki researched school based best practices to improve mental well-being through schooling processes (teaching and learning),   He discusses a broad based prevention approach where schools instead of being victims of gun violence, are in fact the source of mental health and healing for those who might do harm to themselves and/or others.

Grounded in scholarly research and 30 years of counseling and teaching experience, Dr. Brzycki’s book is the only comprehensive framework of psychological and well-being research and practice as they relate to schooling. The book’s first section provides the research background for teaching self knowledge, and the second section offers a framework for including self knowledge within the academic curriculum. With practical and useful suggestions, the book is accessible to not only educators and health practitioners, but also to parents and students.

This important new book is available in print and eBook formats from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple’s iBookstore.  Dr. Brzycki heads The Brzycki Group, a human development and learning research and education organization located in State College, Pennsylvania.  Inquiries can be made at: www.brzyckigroup.com.