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

by Juhnke, Gerald A.; Granello, Paul F.; Granello, Darcy Haag

• ISBN13: 9780470395257
• ISBN10: 0470395257
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Gerald A. Juhnke, EdD, is a Professor and Doctoral Program Director in the Department of Counseling at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Darcy Haag Granello, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at The Ohio State University. Paul F. Granello, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at The Ohio State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Suicide and Self-Injurious Behaviors
Suicide in Children and Adolescents	p. 3
School-Based Suicide Prevention Programming	p. 21
Working With Suicidal Students in Schools: Assessment and Intervention	p. 53
Working With Students who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Inflicted Injury	p. 85
After a Suicide: Postvention in the School Environment	p. 109
Violence Assessment, Response, and Postvention
Utilizing Face-to-Face Clinical Interviews With Violent and Potentially Violent Students and Their Families	p. 131
Using a Systems of Care Approach With Post-Violent and Potentially Violent Students	p. 171
Utilizing Psychological First Aid When Responding to School Violence Survivors and Their Parents	p. 225
Adapted Solution-Focused Survivors-Parents Debriefing Model	p. 267
Legal Issues and Preparation
Ethical and Legal Issues	p. 287
Wrap-up: Preparedness and Promising Future Interventions	p. 303
Appendix: Ethical Decision-Making Model	p. 331
References	p. 347
Index	p. 357
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