EDS 246b:
Preventive Psychological Interventions

PowerPoint Handouts

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

Other Lecture Materials

Week 1: 2008 Course Syllabus (pdf file), Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2007 (pdf file)
Week 2: No Class: NASP Convention
Week 3: (pdf file), Duty to warn (web page), Dealing with Acts of Random Violence (pdf file), A Safe School and Threat Assessment Experience: Scenarios Exploring the Findings of the Safe School Initiative (web page to order this CD-ROM)
Week 4: Crisis Preparedness Checklists and Organizational Charts (pdf file),Schools and Terrorism (pdf file)
Week 5: No Class: CASP Convention
Week 6: Crisis Situations and Response Checklist (pdf file)
Week 7: Required Readings (pdf file)
Week 8: Psychological Triage Handouts (pdf file)
Week 9:
Week 10:
Week 11:
Week 12: Psychological First Aid Observation Sheets (pdf file)
Week 13:
Week 14: Suicide Risk Assessment Summary Sheet (pdf file)
Week 15: Suicide Postvention Checklist (pdf file), Suicide Postvention Resources (pdf file), Internet Suicide Survivior Resources (pdf file)

CD Resources

Required E-Readings:

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 (2 nd ed.). Available: http://nctsn.org and http://ncptsd.va.gov
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. Available: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac_ssi.shtml
Jimerson, S. R., & Pavelski, R. (2000). The school psychologist’s primer on anorexia nervosa: A review of research regarding epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and treatment. The California School Psychologist, 5, 65-78. Available: http://kady.education.ucsb.edu/schpsych/CSP-Journal/PDF/CSP_2000_(volume_5).pdf
Lockyer, B. & Eastin, D. (2000). Crisis Response Box. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education. Available: 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. Available: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/pspi/pspi421-45.pdf
National Institute of Mental Health. (2002). Mental health and mass violence: Evidence-based early psychological interventions for victims/survivors of mass violence. A workshop to reach consensus on best practices. [NIH Publication No. 02-5238]. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/massviolence.pdf
Vossekuil, B., Fein, R. A., Reddy, M., Borum R., & Modzeleski, W. (2002). The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac_ssi.shtml

Required E-Resources:

American Association of Suicidology. (AAS, 1999). Guidelines for school based suicide prevention programs. Washington, DC: Author. Available: http://www.suicidology.org/associations/1045/files/School%20guidelines.pdf
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2001, August). Reporting on suicide: Recommendations for the media. Available: www.sprc.org/library/sreporting.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. Available: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/actguide/action_guide.pdf
Dwyer, K., Osher, D., & Warger, C. (1998). Early warning, timely response: A guide tosafe schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Available: http://cecp.air.org/guide/guide.pdf
National Institute of Mental Health (2006). Helping children and adolescents cope with violence and disasters. [ NIH publication no. 07-3518]. Available: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/helping-children-and-adolescents-cope-with-violence-and-disasters-what-parents-can-do.pdf
Quinn, M. M., Osher, D., Hoffman, C. C., & Hanley, T. V. (1998). Safe, drug-free, and effective schools for ALL students: What works! Washington, DC: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research. Available: http://cecp.air.org/school_violence.asp
Thornton, T. N., Craft, C. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Lynch, B. S., & Baer, K. (2002, June). Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm#Download
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Youth violence: A report of the Surgeon General. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2004, March). National incident management system. Washington, DC: Author. Available: www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/nims_doc_full.pdf
U.S. Public Health Service. (1999). The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent suicide. Washington, DC: Author. Available: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction/default.htm
U.S. Secret Service & U.S. Department of Education. (2006, December). A Safe School and Threat Assessment Experience: Scenarios Exploring the Findings of the Safe School Initiative [CD-ROM] . Washington, DC: Author. Available: http://edpubs.ed.gov/webstore/EdSearch/Details.asp?ItemID=ED002738C&EdSearchPage=0