Crisis Management and the School Community

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Contributors to this book......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
CHAPTER 1 Preparing school leaders for crises and emergencies in schools......Page 18
Principals sharing experiences......Page 19
The value of workshops......Page 23
A scenario......Page 24
Responses......Page 25
References......Page 35
Rationale for a comprehensive School Emergency Management Plan......Page 38
Terminology......Page 39
Model......Page 40
Guidelines......Page 41
Implementation of the model......Page 42
Initiating the process......Page 43
Mitigation......Page 44
Response and recovery......Page 45
Conclusion......Page 49
References......Page 50
CHAPTER 3 A child is missing......Page 52
Summary learnings......Page 56
CHAPTER 4 Teachers, trauma and crises......Page 58
Coping with your own reactions to trauma......Page 59
Monitoring reactions......Page 60
Providing a caring environment......Page 61
Responding to community violence......Page 63
Class activities......Page 65
Following a school fire: one teacher’s project......Page 66
The language of death......Page 68
The funeral......Page 69
Multicultural response......Page 70
Memorial services......Page 71
Coping with court appearances......Page 72
Conclusion......Page 73
References......Page 74
CHAPTER 5 One teacher’s personal and professional experience......Page 76
Summary learnings......Page 87
CHAPTER 6 What the school psychologist can do to help in trauma recovery......Page 88
A framework for action: the needs analysis......Page 89
Psychological considerations......Page 90
Practical considerations......Page 91
Staff needs......Page 94
Student needs......Page 96
Community needs......Page 101
Conclusion......Page 102
References......Page 103
CHAPTER 7 Suicide and schools......Page 106
Warning signs......Page 108
What can teachers and counsellors do if a person is suicidal?......Page 110
After a suicide attempt......Page 111
Differing personal responses to a death by suicide......Page 112
Communication......Page 113
Memorial services......Page 115
The media......Page 116
Schools’ contributions to the prevention of suicide......Page 117
Suicide prevention programs......Page 119
References......Page 120
CHAPTER 8 Assisting the school system cope with a terror attack......Page 122
The intervention process......Page 124
BASIC Ph......Page 127
Bibliotherapy......Page 129
Parents: guidance, talks and written guidelines......Page 130
Teachers’ talks before and after the work day......Page 132
References......Page 133
CHAPTER 9 Supporting the supporters: workplace factors......Page 136
Factors influencing supporter effectiveness and coping......Page 138
The role of principals, managers and supervisors in the support of supporters......Page 140
The after-effects of school critical incidents......Page 141
Administrative support......Page 142
Collegiate support......Page 143
What is a debriefing?......Page 145
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing......Page 146
Defusing......Page 147
References......Page 149
CHAPTER 10 Practical suggestions for crisis debriefing in schools......Page 152
Processing questions......Page 155
Summary of the processing suggestions......Page 156
References......Page 157
CHAPTER 11 Responding to a natural disaster: earthquakes in Turkey......Page 158
Help arrived......Page 160
Natural disaster and collective trauma......Page 161
Children’s trauma......Page 162
Psychosocial interventions......Page 166
Publications......Page 167
Training for mental health professionals......Page 168
Psychosocial interventions in the school system......Page 169
Lessons learned and suggestions......Page 173
Helping others......Page 174
Helping helpers......Page 176
References......Page 177
Appendix A: Guideline questions and checklist for developing a school emergency management plan......Page 182
Appendix B: Additional resources: books and websites......Page 192
Appendix C: Guidelines for school memorials......Page 195
I......Page 198
W......Page 199