| Crisis Intervention and Crisis Management: Strategies That Work in Schools and Communities Contributor(s): Thompson, Rosemary A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415944945 ISBN-13: 9780415944946 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: There is little written about a comprehensive school/community approach to crisis prevention, intervention, and management. This book discusses steps helping professionals should take in order to prepare for a crisis in their schools and community. The author introduces a Crisis Management Plan, which discusses ways to restore a school/community to its pre-crisis equilibrium. The Crisis Management Plan includes steps to be taken to prevent panic and a referral network for students and their families in need of services. The author also includes information on how schools should talk to media personnel and parents in times of a crisis. She includes checklists, assessment instruments, and sample documentation forms that can be used in times of a crisis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - Education | Counseling - General |
| Dewey: 363.119 |
| LCCN: 2003012666 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (1.14 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses steps helping professionals should take in order to prepare for a crisis in their schools and community. The author introduces a Crisis Management Plan, which discusses ways to restore a school/community to its pre-crisis equilibrium. The author also includes information on how schools should talk to media personnel and parents in times of a crisis, checklists, assessment instruments, and sample documentation forms that can be used in times of a crisis. |