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Crisis intervention with children/youth after school violence. Christ-centered intervention strategies for helping students through school tragedies Stephanie Warner. Psalm 121. I lift my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?
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Crisis intervention with children/youth after school violence Christ-centered intervention strategies for helping students through school tragedies Stephanie Warner
Psalm 121 I lift my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not slumber; Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Crisis Intervention Teams • School-based Crisis Intervention Team • District Level Crisis Intervention Team • Regional Resource Groups
What constitutes a crisis in a school? • Loss of life • Disease • Automobile accidents • Home fires • Natural disaster • Home and community-based violence • Violence and homicide in the school setting
School Crisis teams • Crisis Team Members • Crisis team chair • Assistant team chair • Coordinator of counseling services • Media coordinator • Communication coordinator • Crowd management coordinator
Steps of intervention in response to the aftermath of school violence
Step 1 • Plan and conduct a through psychosocial and lethality assessment
Step 2 • Make psychological contact and rapidly establish the relationship
Step 3 • Examine the dimensions of the problem in order to define it.
Step 4 • Encourage an exploration of feelings and emotions
Step 5 • Explore and assess past coping attempts
Step 6 • Restore cognitive functioning through implementation of an action plan
Step 7 • Follow up
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16
Additional Resources • Downloadable Crisis Documents from the National Center for Crisis Management • http://www.schoolcrisisresponse.com/download.htm • Mass Violence Responses & Individualized Guidelines for Key School Personnel • http://www.nctsn.org/resources/audiences/school-personnel/crisis-situation
References • http://www.schoolcrisisresponse.com/download.htm • http://www.ovc.gov/publications/bulletins/schoolcrisis/pg3.html • Roberts, A., & Yeager, K. (2009). Pocket guide to crisis invervention. New York: Oxford University Press