Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence in the Schools : Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Suicide in Children and Adolescents (with contributions by Karen Michelle Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh and Alexis M. Rae) Chapter 2: School-Based Suicide Prevention Programming Chapter 3: Working with Suicidal Students in Schools Assessment and Intervention Chapter 4: Working with Students who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Inflicted Injury (NSSI) Chapter 5: After a Suicide: Postvention in the School Environment Chapter 6: Utilizing Face-to-Face Clinical Interviews with Violent and Potentially Violent Students and Their Families Chapter 7: Using a Systems of Care Approach with Post Violent and Potentially Violent Students Chapter 8: Utilizing Psychological First Aid when Responding to School Violence Survivors and Their Parents Chapter 9: Adapted Solution Focused Survivors-Parents Debriefing Model Chapter 10: Ethical and Legal Issues Chapter 11: Wrap Up: Preparedness, Checklist Template, and Promising Future Interventions. The first book of its kind to address suicide, self-injury, and violence in school settings The frequency of suicide, students' self-injury, and violence in school settings requires preventative and response policies and procedures for the safety and protection of faculty and students. Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence in the Schools: Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies is the first book to provide first responders?specifically, school counselors, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and administrators?with information on assessing risk. In addition, guidelines are included on how to respond to these crises in a practical and proactive manner that minimizes risk and/or impact on the school community. The authors, nationally renowned experts on suicide, self-injury, and violence among children and adolescents, present: Critical information on suicide and suicidal behaviors specific to children and adolescents Pertinent issues related to nonsuicidal self-injury behaviors Guidance on conducting effective face-to-face clinical interviews with violent and potentially violent students and their families Important prevention and screening topics for middle and high school counselors Discussion on psychological first aid in response to school violence survivors and their parents Filled with mini-case vignettes, as well as checklists for school personnel to use, this timely reference supports school professionals in devising the very best prevention, intervention, and post?crisis strategies. It is a much-needed resource for establishing a collaborative, nonsuicidal, nonviolent environment both within and outside the school setting.Content: Chapter 1 Suicide in Children and Adolescents (pages 1–19): Chapter 2 School?Based Suicide Prevention Programming (pages 21–51): Chapter 3 Working with Suicidal Students in Schools: Assessment and Intervention (pages 53–84): Chapter 4 Working with Students Who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self?Inflicted Injury (pages 85–108): Chapter 5 After a Suicide: Postvention in the School Environment (pages 109–128): Chapter 6 Utilizing Face?To?Face Clinical Interviews with Violent and Potentially Violent Students and Their Families (pages 129–170): Chapter 7 Using a Systems of Care Approach with Post?Violent and Potentially Violent Students (pages 171–223): Chapter 8 Utilizing Psychological First Aid When Responding to School Violence Survivors and Their Parents (pages 225–266): Chapter 9 Adapted Solution?Focused Survivors—Parents Debriefing Model (pages 267–283): Chapter 10 Ethical and Legal Issues (pages 285–301): Chapter 11 Wrap?up: Preparedness and Promising Future Interventions (pages 303–329): The Increasing Rate Of Suicide, Self-injury, And Violence Among Adolescents In School Settings Has Created A Strong Need For More Information On These Topics For Professionals Working In The Field. This Book Is The First Of Its Kind To Provide School Psychologists With Information On Assessing And Preventing The Risk Of All Three In A Practical, Concise, And Affordable Format. Counselors, Psychologists, And Social Workers In School Settings Will Benefit From This Book's Practical Step-by-step Methods For Dealing With The Risk Of Violence, Self-injury, And Suicide--provided By Publisher. . This Book Will Be The First Of Its Kind To Provide School's First Responders (that Is, School Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers, And Administrators) With Information On Assessing And Preventing These Risks In A Practical, Concise, And Affordable Format--provided By Publisher. Suicide In Children And Adolescents / With Contributions By Karen Michelle Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh And Alexis M. Rae -- School-based Suicide Prevention Programming -- Working With Suicidal Students In Schools : Assessment And Intervention -- Working With Students Who Engage In Non-suicidal Self-inflicted Injury -- After A Suicide : Postvention In The School Environment -- Utilizing Face-to-face Clinical Interviews With Violent And Potentially Violent Students And Their Families -- Using A Systems Of Care Approach With Post Violent And Potentially Violent Students -- Utilizing Psychological First Aid When Responding To School Violence Survivors And Their Parents -- Adapted Solution-focused Survivors -- Ethical And Legal Issues -- Wrap Up : Preparedness And Promising Future Interventions. Gerald A. Juhnke, Darcy Haag Granello, Paul F. Granello. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This book will be the first of its kind to provide school's first responders (that is, school counselors, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and administrators) with information on assessing and preventing these risks in a practical, concise, and affordable format."-- Provided by publisher