About the Author |
| Melissa Allen Heath, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University. Her primary research interest is crisis prevention and intervention in the school setting. She is a licensed psychologist and a nationally and state-certified school psychologist. In addition to serving on school crisis teams, district crisis teams, and community crisis teams, she also received crisis training through Red Cross Disaster Mental Health and Community Emergency Preparedness Training (CERT). Over the past 10 years, she has worked with schools and communities in developing basic training materials for crisis intervention.
Dawn Sheen is currently a master's student in school psychology at Brigham Young University. Prior to graduate school, she was a middle school teacher specializing in multicultural awareness and French and Spanish language instruction. Her previous experience with crisis intervention includes managing a women's shelter for those affected by domestic violence and assisting with a community rape crisis hotline. Recognizing the need for student involvement with disaster preparedness, she sponsored an after-school "Masters of Disaster" class taught in conjunction with the Red Cross. Her research interests include crisis prevention and intervention as well as multicultural issues in school settings.
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Summary
4 hours CE
Melissa Allen Heath and Dawn Sheen
When a student is in dire need of emotional support, caring adults in the school can make a difference. This essential resource helps practitioners prepare all school personnel to respond sensitively and effectively to children and adolescents in crisis. Packed with user-friendly features--including over 50 reproducible tools--the book provides crucial guidance for helping students cope with such stressful circumstances as bullying, abuse, parental divorce, chronic illness, depression, loss, and more. The emphasis is on giving teachers and staff basic crisis intervention skills: how to react, what to say, and what to do to create a safe and supportive environment. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the volume's utility is enhanced by many specific training ideas and activities.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Crisis Intervention, Melissa Allen Heath, Dawn Sheen, Ellie L. Young, and Bart Lyman
- Responding to a Crisis, Melissa Allen Heath, Dawn Sheen, Neil Annandale, and Bart Lyman
- Communication: How to Listen, What to Say, and How to React, Melissa Allen Heath and Annette Jerome
- Children's Literature: A Resource to Assist with Crisis Intervention, Dawn Sheen, Melissa Allen Heath, Nathan Jones, Emily Heaton, and April Gstettenbauer
- Assisting Students with Specific Problems, Dawn Sheen, Melissa Allen Heath, Jolene Campbell, Chrisandra Melville, and Bart Lyman
- Preparing Noninstructional Personnel and Bus Drivers to Assist with Crisis Prevention and Intervention, Melissa Allen Heath and Ellie L. Young
- Avoiding Burnout: Taking Care of Yourself, Melissa Allen Heath and Bart Lyman
- Appendix A: Free Crisis Intervention Resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Appendix B: Additional Books for Bibliotherapy
- References
Difficulty Level: Beginning to Intermediate
171pp
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