a) types and frequences of crisis encountered in the school,
b) the roles and functions of the school staff involved in this process,
c) understanding the crisis management,
d) barries in conducting the crisis plan and the typical features of it in the school crisis field,
e) interventions strategies,
f) and resources used and required for this job.
In order to comprehend what is crisis management, it was build the crisis framework thought defining the concept and the core issues and discussing the various definitions, types, stages, and phases of crisis. The key words that were used in the research included “school crisis”, “intervention”, “trauma”, “crisis planning”, “crisis intervention”, “school response”, “crisis response”, “disasters”, and “school health” (Love & Cobb, 2012, p. 159). This research is based on the existing theretical and empirical information about crisis management. Hence, it is important to maintain the crisis plans for each difficulty in order to protect the educational institutes and to prevent it from happenning in the future, but some institutes fail it.
The main aim was to understand the teacher’s experience in the crisis situations and lessons learned from it, including indentification of the gaps. The crisis investigated include the residence fire, community crisis and an students social life.
The origins of the crisis theory was founded in the psychological and medical journals in 1920s (Murphy, 2004, p. 13). The schoolar’s research was concentrated on the diverse areas, like “hysteria”, “mental conflict” or “acure grief”, which established early definitions of crisis intervention concepts. It was recognised by various schools, like Erickson (1963), Caplan (1964), Quierdo (1968), that Linde...
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...l crisis, but as consequence of violence and natural disaster (Pagliocca & Nickerson, 2001, p. 376).
Various researches thoroughly discuss the managing school crises, defining the meaning of the crisis and describing the PREPaRE model (Reeves, Brock, & Cowan, 2008) (Love & Cobb, 2012). The previously mentioned acronym means the following:
• Prevent and prepare
• Reaffirm health and perceptions
• Evaluate risk
• Provide interventions
• Respond
• Examine the effectiveness and intervention.
A review of literature shows those events might include the suicide of a student or staff, natural disasters, shooting of a teacher, tragic incidents or violence at school (School Crisis Management, 2005; Pagliocca & Nickerson, 2001, p. 376). Notwithstanding, Reeves et al. (2008, p. 10) has identified it as physical and mental health and safety in terms of the school culture.
Crisis is an event that is unplanned, unwanted, and dangerous and leads to hard decision making. There are many different types of crisis such as economic crisis, mental health crisis, situational crisis, social crisis, adventitious crisis and many more. Every type of crisis affects people more than we think and know. There is always someone who loses and who gains during a crisis. People who lose are usually the ones who are affected the most such as losing a job, losing a family member or someone close to them, losing their homes and sometimes even their own lives. The people who gain are usually the rich people who prey on the poor and usually gain from making money and the poor’s lives miserable.
Echterling, Presbury and McKee (2005) define crisis as a turning point in one’s life that is brief, but a crucial time in which, there is opportunity for dramatic growth and positive changes, as well as the danger of violence and devastation. They further state that whatever the outcome, people do not emerge from a crisis unchanged; if there is a negative resolution, the crisis can leave alienation, bitterness, devastated relationships and even death in its wake; on the other hand, if the crisis is resolved successfully a survivor can develop a deeper appreciation for life, a stronger sense of resolve, a mature perspective, greater feelings of competence, and richer relationships.
As the world recovers from recent school shootings, people wondered why these events have occurred. They are focused on drug use, violent society, video games, bullying, and mental issues to try and explain an unexplainable event. The idea that a person would shoot others for little or no reason gave little relief to the survivors.
When dealing with kids in public school, school violence is a very serious problem to deal with. I will be holding a meeting which will address upcoming plans for the tragic in on dear school. I will also be pointing out six steps on how we can improve on school security so we can our students and staff members in the awake of Sandy Hook. I will be also be addressing how we can respond and also give tip to parents on how to help their child cope. ...
In conclusion, School Violence is a widespread issue that must be addressed. School shootings and bullying are some of the biggest issues in today’s school system. Many times the seed of the issue begins with bullying and ends with consequences like suicide and school shootings. They affect people as early as elementary school all the way to the college level, some even ending with death. Only together can we stop school violence if we take a stand and change the world.
How safe do you feel when you attend school everyday? Many students and faculty don’t really think too much about school being a dangerous place; however, after a couple of school shootings had taken place their minds and thoughts may have changed completely. On April 16, 2007, in the town of Blacksburg Virginia, a college student who attended Virginia Tech, opened gunfire to his fellow classmates. This shooting has been considered to be the biggest massacre in all of American history. There are many things to be discussed in this major tragedy. Some of them include the events leading up to the shooting, the timeline that the shootings occurred, the causes, and the significance in this particular shooting. The Virginia Tech is only one of the several examples of the horrible behavior and violence in our school systems today.
To help with the limited funds produced by the government, multiple organizations assist schools with the much needed funds. The Great Recession triggered the cutbacks in school funding. The government did not want to lay off a bevy of teachers, so it provided a mass of funds to help temporarily. The government made this situation an even bigger dilemma by briefly giving funds to the schools in need. When the government stops providing funds is when it starts to affect schools. States around the country now need to decide to whether restore revenue or let the cuts happen (Baker). The government decided to stop offering funds to schools in 2011. The state revenues still have not recovered from the recession; thus, many schools still do not have the proper funds that are needed. In order to help with the funds, there are numerous organizations that were made as an aid to provide these much needed funds (Oliff). One of the organization is Th...
The ABC model of crisis intervention refers to the conduction of very brief mental health interviews with clients whose functioning level has decreased following a psychosocial stressor also known as a crisis (Kanel, 2007). This method was first introduced by Gerald Caplan and Eric Lindemann in the 1940s, other variations of this model have developed over the years. The ABC model is a 3 step problem-focused approach used to provide temporary and immediate relief that has been known to work best when applied within 4 to 6 weeks of the precipitating event (Kaplan, 2007). The focus of the ABC model is to identify the aspects of a crisis or precipitating event, the client 's perceptions about the event, personal anguish, failed internal coping
The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention (Kanel, 2010) and the Seven Task of Assessment (James, 2013) process are examples of two models that are used to conduct client evaluations during a crisis. Both models offer effective support techniques that, in turn, assist clients identify and cope with their crisis situations. Also, both models require participation and cooperation from the client in order to successfully carry out the process in its’ entirety.
Ulmer, RR, Sellnow, TL & Seeger, MW 2007, Effective crisis communication, Thousand Oakes: Sage Publications.
The communication process is not something that begins when a crisis rears its ugly head rather it is a process that takes place in preparing for a crisis before it happens. While the term crisis represents a blanket term used to describe many situations, each situation is unique, thus presenting different obstacles to overcome. However, with a well-established advanced plan in place an organization places itself in a position to overcome and work around obstacles. The development of a comprehensive crisis management plan is one achieved through effective communication where each member of the crisis management team has an advanced shared understanding of his or her role and responsibility during a time of crisis (du Pr'e, 2005).
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The issue of school safety has become a controversial topic in the United States, due to tragic acts of violence occurring on a daily basis. American citizens should never have to cope with the negative impact of school violence, no matter how often they hear about the tragedies (Jones, "Parents" 1). In the past, schools were viewed as a safe place for children to get an education. Recently, the concern over violence in schools has taken a toll on many parents, school administrators, and legislatures (Eckland 1). Studies have shown that there are over 3 million acts of violence in American public schools each year. Not all occurrences are serious and deadly, but they occur on a daily basis throughout our country (Jones, “School” 6). This has caused many parents to worry about the well-being of their children while they are in class. This has also led to an increase in questions and concerns by parents and guardians. Many people have asked, “What are you doing about safety and security on my child’s campus” (Schimke 2). School violence is the cause of elevated worry and fear for their children, and school districts should enforce better security.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss potential disasters that could affect a community and cause mass causalities. Further discussion will include who is responsible for the management preparedness, what barriers must be considered and finally this paper will discuss the health care facilities role in emergency supplies and care of the patient in a disaster situation.
School shootings are becoming common place in the news as school violence is on the rise. Statistics state that 31.2 percent of parents said the leading cause for choosing homeschool over public school is “concern about the environment of other schools” (Burke, 2014). According to the CDC fact sheet Understanding School Violence, 12 percent of youth in grades 9-12 report being in a physical fight on school property while 5.9 percent reported that they felt unsafe at school and did not attend. Seven percent of teachers also report that they have been threatened or injured by a student (School Violence, 2013). While only 1 percent of all youth homicides occur at schools, violence does not need to result in a fatality in order to be a concern.