Preparing for Crises in the Schools

A step-by-step guidebook for advance preparation and early responseto school crises This Second Edition of Preparing for Crises in the Schools arrivesat a critical moment. With several recent dramatic examples ofschool violence and other tragedies afflicting communitiesnationwide, the need for school districts to take proactivemeasures-rather than merely react to a crisis-is critical. This completely updated edition offers practical plans for layingthe important groundwork to ensure that crisis response will beboth immediate and thorough in the wake of tragedy. Authored bythree school crisis response planning experts, it offers advice onearly detection of trouble, developing plans and procedures tointervene with youths quickly and successfully, and conducting aschool in-service workshop on crisis response planning andintervention. Essential for counselors, school psychologists, teachers, andadministrators alike, this book helps ensure that schools are notcaught by surprise when a crisis occurs.

STEPHEN E. BROCK, PhD, and SHARON LEWIS, MA, school psychologistswith the Lodi Unified School District in Lodi, California,spearheaded the development of Lodi's crisis response team. Dr.Brock is also the author or editor of numerous publications on thistopic, including Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention andIntervention. JONATHAN SANDOVAL, PhD, University of California, Davis, is theauthor or editor of several other books on this subject, includingCrisis Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention in the Schools. Heis also a past president of the American PsychologicalAssociation's Division 16 (School Psychology). All three authors have vast experience implementing crisis responseplans and working with school administrators to evaluate theireffectiveness.