A Handbook of Interventions Following Suicide or Trauma in Schools

by William Steele, MSW, PsyD
$25
ISBN 1-931310-03-3
164 pages

Note: The Trauma Response Protocol Manual details organized protocol following any traumatic incident. A Handbook of Interventions Following Suicide and Trauma in Schools details interventions specific to the suicidal student or trauma experienced by survivors

Research shows that survivors of a student's suicide can experience trauma. This book helps to mitigate the impact of trauma following suicide by detailing structured intervention strategies for potential suicidal students and specific trauma interventions for survivors following a suicide.

This Handbook presents:

• Ten immediate intervention strategies with the potentially suicidal student (in addition to emergency referral, releasing to parents, etc.)
• Assessment of risk
• Intervention with the parents
• Three levels of intervention following suicide
• Classroom presentations, organized protocol, parent/community meeting agenda, parent handouts
• Identification of trauma specific reactions
• Trauma intervention