Crisis response in the public schools: A survey of school psychologists' experiences and perceptions

In this study, 228 school psychologists completed a survey regarding crisis intervention teams and plans. The majority of respondents indicated their schools had crisis plans (95.1%) and teams (83.6%). The most common team activities endorsed by participants involved providing direct assistance and...

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Published in:Psychology in the schools 2007-11, Vol.44 (8), p.749-764
Main Authors: Adamson, Austin D., Peacock, Gretchen Gimpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Biological and medical sciences
Crisis Intervention
Crisis Management
Debriefing
Educational psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Medical sciences
Mental health
Miscellaneous
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Perceptions
Planning
Professional attitudes
Professional Training
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Schools
School Counseling
School Personnel
School Psychologists
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Surveys
Teamwork
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Summary:In this study, 228 school psychologists completed a survey regarding crisis intervention teams and plans. The majority of respondents indicated their schools had crisis plans (95.1%) and teams (83.6%). The most common team activities endorsed by participants involved providing direct assistance and services to students, staff, and the media. The majority of participants (93%) reported that their schools had experienced and responded to serious crises. Respondents indicated that psychological debriefing was frequently used (generic 49.1% and standardized 17.9%). Less than half of the participants (44.3%) reported that meetings were conducted with parents and community members following a crisis. Nearly all of the participants (98.2%) reported that they had some type of crisis intervention training. However, many participants suggested that additional training and practice with crisis intervention would improve schools' crisis responses. Results are discussed with implications for school psychologists to improve their schools' crisis intervention plans and teams' responses. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 44: 749–764, 2007.
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.20263