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Privette, Gayle – 1982
Peak performance in the death crisis as a critical incident of creative response to the awareness of one's own or another person's death is the concern of this report. The topology of peak performance in the death crisis was examined in an investigation of retrospective self-reports of 20 adult respondents and a factor structure of peak…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, Coping

Kline, Marsha; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
Offers a rationale for the importance of school-based intervention in crisis and emergency situations, outlining a model for crisis response policies and procedures. Discusses benefits to schools of developing a team to implement the model, obstacles that can impede full implementation, and strategies for minimizing identified obstacles. (SM)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Death, Elementary Secondary Education

Gutierrez, Peter; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1996
Examined psychiatrically disturbed adolescents' history of exposure to suicide attempts, completions, and other deaths in relation to attitudes about life and death. Explores the mediating processes involved in the impact of loss on suicidality. Concludes that a comprehensive history of loss and assessment of attitudes toward death are important…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior
Battin, Margaret Pabst – 1981
Numerous advocacy groups concerned with "death with dignity" have formed in response to medical advances which extend the process of dying. Natural death legislation and the Living Will are but two examples of suicide advocacy for the terminally ill. These groups are emerging world-wide and range from conservative insistence on passive…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Euthanasia
Klicker, Ralph L. – 2000
This book is designed to be a systematic guide that incorporates a thorough analysis of grief in a school. It details normal and abnormal grief reactions, factors affecting these grief responses, and the differences in death beliefs and responses of students at different ages and developmental stages. It can also act as a map or a step-by-step…
Descriptors: Coping, Crisis Intervention, Death, Educational Environment

May, Harold J.; Breme, Frederick J. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1982
Discusses Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the family's resultant grief process. Explores SIDS as a family crisis, and by identifying the psychological factors or tasks pertinent to family adjustment, proposes a SIDS Family Adjustment Scale which assists in recognizing adaptive and maladaptive grief responses. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention, Death, Emotional Adjustment

Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2001
There has been widespread concern of the death of children and adults during physical restraint. This topic was the focus of an article by Patterson, Leadbetter, and McComish (2000) in a recent issue of the "Journal of Safe Management of Disruptive and Assaultive Behavior." Following is a discussion of causes and risk factors related to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Crisis Intervention
Canter, Andrea S., Ed.; Carroll, Servio A., Ed. – 1999
This collection of resources is a response to the unprecedented crises for school children, staff, and communities in 1997-1998. It is based on and is an expansion of the November 1998 issue of "Communique," a book of handouts, and other National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) publications. This packet contains the applied…
Descriptors: Bullying, Children, Crisis Intervention, Death
Hengstenberg, James D.; Lennox, Carolyn – 1982
This pamphlet, produced by the Suicide and Crisis Center (SCC) of Dallas, Texas, presents information about suicide and describes several SCC programs in six brief sections. The extent of the suicide problem is discussed, and indicators of suicidal intent are described; factors affecting suicidal people, such as emotional turmoil, constricted…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Coping, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Obiakor, Festus E.; And Others – 1997
This book provides strategies for helping atypical students deal with the crises of disruption, disaster, and death. The importance of collaborative networks between school and community agencies in addressing crises is stressed throughout the book. Chapter 1 notes the relationship between crises and special education and the need to utilize a…
Descriptors: Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Death, Disabilities
Tramonte, Michael R. – 1999
This paper summarizes information concerning homicide crisis intervention in a multicultural school that would be useful for school psychologists. School psychologists are encouraged to be introspective about their own beliefs about death, grief, and multiculturalism. This paper discusses the eight factors to consider when providing services to…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Bias, Community Influence, Crisis Intervention
Marta, Suzy Yehl – 1996
Parental death or divorce can have serious effects on children. It is important for adults and teachers to provide support and to be available to listen to the child on an age appropriate level. This paper describes the emotional impact of loss on children both when a marriage is ending and when a parent is seriously ill or is recently deceased.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
LaPointe, Richard T.; And Others – 1996
A crisis can occur at any time, whether or not a school's staff plans for it. This resource guide is a compilation of user-friendly examples of policies, procedures, guidelines, checklists, and forms to help Virginia schools develop and implement a systematic crisis-management plan. Chapter 1 provides an introductory overview of the essential…
Descriptors: Accidents, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention
Jensen, Dennis; Griffith, Steve – 1986
What happened in the small farm community of Elk Point, South Dakota, on January 8, 1986, was unimaginable--a father shot his family and then walked to work and shot himself. Upon learning of the murder/suicide, the Elk Point School District faced the difficult questions of what teachers should say to students, how the district should deal with…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Programs, Counselor Role
Smith, Judie – 2001
This three-part manual is intended for principals and other administrators responsible for developing and managing school crisis plans. Part 1, preparation for a school crisis, includes sections on the selection and training of members of the school crisis team, steps in developing a school crisis plan, and four crisis scenarios to train team…
Descriptors: Accidents, Administrator Responsibility, Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention