When Grief Visits School

Organizing a Successful Response

• Author(s): John Dudley,
• Publisher: Educational Media Corporation
• Pages: 176
• ISBN_10: 0932796710
  ISBN_13: 9780932796714
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Counseling / General , Education / Educational Psychology , Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement , Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement ,

Description:... Each week the equivalent of fifty 48-passenger bus loads of students do not return to school because they have died. Created to foster successful responses to crisis situations, this book serves as a step by step reference guide for school administrators, counselors, and other faculty. Techniques are presented for dealing with: (1) murders; (2) suicide; (3) accidents; (4) terminal illness; and (5) loss of personal safety due to school hostage situations, fire, or natural disaster. A sample crisis response manual as well as sample crisis events are provided in the document. Suggestions are provided for: (1) selecting a crisis response team; (2) developing an effective crisis plan; (3) dealing with the media; (4) organizing effective meetings under pressure; and (5) appropriate follow up. Contains 27 references. (SR)