EDS 246b:
Preventive Psychological Interventions

PowerPoint Handouts

Week 1: Course Introduction and Child Abuse Prevention (pdf file); Syllabus (pdf file)
Week 2: Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention (pdf file)
Week 3: School Crisis Preparedness and Response (pdf file)
Week 4: Crisis Response: Table Top Drills and Observations (pdf file)
Week 5: No Class. NASP Convention
Week 6: An Introduction to School Crisis Intervention (pdf file)
Week 7: Psychological Triage (pdf file)
Week 8: Specific Crisis Interventions (pdf file)
Week 9: Specific Crisis Interventions: Psychological Interventions
Week 10: Immediate Individual Crisis Intervention Practice
Week 11: Immediate Individual Crisis Intervention Practice
Week 12: Suicide Prevention (pdf file)
Week 13: Suicide Intervention (pdf file)
Week 14: Suicide Intervention Practice
Week 15: Suicide Postvention (pdf file)

Spring 2010 Final Exam Study Guide (pdf file)

Other Lecture Materials

Week 1: 2010 Course Syllabus (pdf file), Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2009 (pdf file), Youth Violence National and State Statistics at a Glance (web page)
Week 2: Duty to warn (web page), Dealing with Acts of Random Violence (pdf file), Violence Risk Assessment Interview Questions (pdf file, from EDS 246b Spring 2009 class)
Week 3: Crisis Preparedness Checklists and Organizational Charts (pdf file),Schools and Terrorism (pdf file)
Week 4: Crisis Situations and Response Checklist (pdf file)
Week 5: No Class. NASP Convention
Week 6: Optional Readings (pdf file)
Week 7: Psychological Triage Handouts (pdf file)
Week 8:
Week 9:
Week 10:
Week 11: Psychological First Aid Observation Sheets (pdf file)
Week 12:
Week 13: Suicide Risk Assessment Summary Sheet (pdf file)
Week 14:
Week 15: Suicide Postvention Checklist (pdf file), Suicide Postvention Resources (pdf file), Internet Suicide Survivior Resources (pdf file)

Required E-Resources

Required Resources: While not all of the following are required readings, these documents need to be made a part of each student’s electronic libraries. To document that you have obtained these electronic resources place them on a CD and turn the CD in to the instructor no later than the date indicated on the course outline:

Brymer, M., Jacobs, A., Layne, C., Pynoos, R., Ruzek, J., Steinberg, A., Verberg, E., Watson, P., & National Child Traumatic Stress Network and National Center for PTSD. (2006, July). Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide (2nd ed.). Retrieved from: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/manuals/manual-pdf/pfa/PFA_2ndEditionwithappendices.pdf

Dwyer, K., & Osher, D. (2000). Safeguarding our children: An action guide. Washington DC: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, American Institutes for Research. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/actguide/action_guide.pdf

Dwyer, K., Osher, D., & Warger, C. (1998). Early warning, timely response: A guide to safe schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://cecp.air.org/guide/guide.pdf

Fein, R. A., Vossekuil, B., Pollack, W. S., Borum, R., Modzeleski, W., & Reddy, M. (2002). Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved from: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac_ssi.shtml

Greene, B., Barrios, L. C., Blair, J. E., & Kolbe, L. (2003, August). Schools and terrorism: A supplement to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism. Washington, DC: National School Boards Association. Retrieved from www.bt.cdc.gov/children /pdf/working/school.pdf

Lough, P. (Ed.). (2003, May). The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Social Services. Retrieved from http://www.dominican.edu/about/forfaculty/file/childabuselaw.pdf

Lockyer, B. & Eastin, D. (2000). Crisis Response Box. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education. Retrieved from: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/cp/documents/crisisrespbox.pdf

McNally, R. J., Bryant, R. A., & Ehlers, A. (2003). Does early psychological intervention promote recovery from posttraumatic stress? Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 4(2), 45-79. Retrieved from: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/pspi/pspi421-45.pdf

National Institute of Mental Health (2006). Helping children and adolescents cope with violence and disasters. [NIH publication no. 07-3518]. Retrieved from: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/children-and-violence.shtml

Robers, S., Zhang, J., & Truman, J. (2010, November). Indicators of school crime and safety: 2010 (NCES 2011002). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice program, U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011002

Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2007). At a glance: Safe reporting on suicide. Retrieved from http://www.sprc.org/library/at_a_glance.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Youth violence: A report of the Surgeon General. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved from http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/

U.S. Public Health Service. (1999). The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent suicide. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction/default.htm