ARK’s president, Dr. B Glenn Wilkerson, recently co-authored a Houston Chronicle opinion essay with Dr. Robert Brooks, a clinical psychologist on the part-time faculty of Harvard Medical School, to address the role schools can play in preventing school violence by implementing ongoing research-based programs that help teachers create nurturing classroom environments and caring relationships with students.
The essay (which outlines fundamental differences between “emotional health” and mental health) sites evidence that shows giving attention to our children’s emotional health is a key element in reducing school violence, elevating academic performance and fostering positive student behavior. To read the full article, click here.
Dr. B. Glenn Wilkerson is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost authorities in helping adults to provide the unconditional love and care which elevate the self-esteem and create a positive self-concept in children. He is President and Founder of The ARKGroup and the nationally-acclaimed ARK (Adults Relating to Kids) Program which incorporates research-based best practices in parenting and teaching.Dr. Wilkerson, a retired minister, is the author of Trekking: Searching for Love and Self-Esteem, If Jesus Had a Child, and co-author of Reflections on Mortality: Insights into Meaningful Living.He can be contacted at ark@thearkgroup.org.
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