Investigated frequency of thoughts of suicides. Depression was related to respondent's reports of his/her own suicidal thoughts and to reports of frequent suicide ideation in others. Discrepancies suggest several factors which increase or decrease the likelihood that someone with thoughts of suicide will attempt suicide. (Author/BEF)

The Conflict Cycle employed in Life Space Crisis Intervention offers a model for conducting functional assessment with students facing disciplinary action for behavior that may be related to emotional disturbance and other disabilities. This article analyzes the Conflict Cycle, using principles from cognitive behavioral science. (Contains 13…

Notes that the geographic separation and autonomy experienced by farmers creates a unique challenge for career and crisis counseling programs. Provides an overview of Rural Economics: Farmers in Transition (RE:FIT), a dislocated farmer assistance effort created by the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service to provide outplacement services such as…

Focuses on area of crisis-art expressions. Offers selection of drawings done by children and adults after the Los Angeles riots that followed the court decision concerning the police handling of the Rodney King case. Brief commentaries on the drawings are included by the therapists who worked with the clients. (NB)

Examines patterns of perpetrator and negotiator message affect behavior in three crisis negotiation incidents. Uses the Michigan State Police four-stage strategic model of negotiation as a template. Finds that in all three incidents, perpetrators experienced an increase in message affect during the initial phase of negotiation, followed by a…

Examines the community-based mental health preventive measures undertaken by the school psychology services in response to the missile attacks on Israel during the Gulf War. Attempts to report and delineate the major assumptions and components of some of the key interventions. (Author/NB)

Examined utilization of time-limited holiday hotline for outreach to lonely older persons. Grief and bereavement were primary themes of 306 calls from aged persons. Trained professionals and supervised students staffed the telephone bank and provided such services as responsive listening and community referrals. (Author/NB)

Evaluated postvention provided to two schools following student suicides. Devised risk index for suicidal behavior among exposed adolescents that differentiated high (n=272) and low (n=534) scorers on outcome variables. Counseled students (n=63) did not differ from matched controls (n=63) at eight-month follow-up on range of outcome variables.…

Provides guidelines from social work perspective on how social workers and health care professionals can provide bereavement counseling for families whose relatives have died in emergency room. Discusses providing family with privacy and accessibility; keeping family informed; using understandable terminology; speaking directly about death;…

Examines systemic underpinnings of sibling incest and its relationship to internal and external factors of offending behavior. Describes treatment in context of offenders' families, underscoring poor boundaries, impact on the victim, and necessity of hierarchical reconstruction; argues formulation of a safety plan to prevent future offenses is…

Describes a method for using art therapy with adolescents in crisis. The model defines four trauma stages and associated art therapy goals. Presents an example of the model through a case study, including the art therapy approaches and method for assessing the art work and art processes. Proposes that hope is experienced through art and generative…

Investigates the relationship of professional and personal factors to the ability of counselors to respond appropriately to suicidal verbalizations, using the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory (SIRI). The results highlight the importance of attitudes toward suicide and personal history of suicidality, as well as training and experience, in…

Suggests that a school-based antisuicide plan should have three components: identification of suicidal warning indicators; monitoring of students predisposed to suicide; and crisis intervention. Concludes that the caring middle school teacher can be effective in observing students for suicide warning signs. (SG)

This article explores how organizations can prepare for crisis events by training crisis management teams (CMTs) using real-time, simulated crises. The article focuses on the impact of such training on the performance of CMTs and the manner in which such training can improve the capability of the organization to deal with adverse events. The…