Surviving Aggressive People: Practical Violence Prevention Skills for the Workplace and the Street (The Culture Tools Series)

Smith, Shawn T.

ISBN 10: 1591810051 / ISBN 13: 9781591810056

Published by Sentient Pubns, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surviving Aggressive People: Practical Violence Prevention Skills for the Workplace and the Street (The Culture Tools Series)
• Publisher: Sentient Pubns
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591810051
• ISBN 13: 9781591810056
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Offers realistic violence prevention techniques to human resource personnel, front line workers who regularly deal with the public, and anyone who wants to learn practical methods to prevent aggression in schools, on the streets, and in other public places.

About the Author

Shawn T. Smith is the founder of Peaceful Paths, a company that provides violence prevention training and security consulting. He developed and teaches two violence prevention programs: Managing a Hostile Public, designed mainly for the workplace, and Defense Skills for Women, which includes both verbal and physical defense skills. Smith's company has presented these courses to students, government entities, private corporations, and the general public. He's received coverage for his work in numerous newspapers, on radio talk shows, and on television. In addition to degrees in Communication and Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver, Smith has had years of first-hand experience with violence prevention, patrolling the streets with the Guardian Angels and serving as a trainer and senior patrol leader for the nationally renowned organization. His background also includes work in a group home for troubled and violent teens, and in a drug and alcohol detoxification facility. Smith has studied martial arts for seventeen years.