Description
Book SynopsisThis book helps school counselors and other school personnel navigate the complexities of the most common critical cases that are urgent and difficult in schools in the 21st century.
Counselor educators who use this text will help trainees learn to take a methodical approach to critical cases and to be prepared for the difficult situations they will encounter including cases involving violence, cases of an existential nature, cases involving inappropriate adult behavior, and cases impacting the school community. After a description of the case, the reader is provided with the theories, standards, and experiences that are relevant to the case to formulate a response that is based on foundational principles of the school counseling profession.
Contributing counselors from around the country explain what they do when critical cases present themselves, and this text provides their tools, wisdom, and professional judgments and offers training that embraces the reality of the school counselor profession to all counselors, educators, and trainees.
Trade Review"This book is a gem. School counselors inevitably encounter crises and challenging cases, and although there are resources on crisis counseling in general, more focused and specific information is often needed to respond in a professional and ethical manner. This collection of true-to-life incidents presents each case along with background information, theoretical perspectives, practical considerations, and a discussion of relevant ethical standards. Multicultural factors are addressed as well. The wide range of types of issues is current and comprehensive. Students and professional school counselors have an opportunity to examine these cases and the issues each one exemplifies to increase their own confidence and efficacy for responding in their own setting. I look forward to having my students read this book as part of their training." - Dr. Sheri Bauman, Professor, College of Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
"This book needs to be in the hands of all school counselors who in today’s world deal with a multitude of crisis situations. It is written by well-trained and experienced counselors for responding to tragedies, and it provides a wealth of information and is a tour de force about how to help students after a myriad of crises. School counselors are first responders in helping traumatized students, and this book provides a wealth of practical knowledge and guidance. It is an essential, invaluable resource for all school counselors regarding crisis events. This must have book provides a comprehensive examination of the many crises that school counselors face and provides them with hands-on strategies that have been successfully implemented in schools." - Dr. Scott Poland, Professor at Nova Southeastern University and the Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office.
"This book is a gem. School counselors inevitably encounter crises and challenging cases, and although there are resources on crisis counseling in general, more focused and specific information is often needed to respond in a professional and ethical manner. This collection of true-to-life incidents presents each case along with background information, theoretical perspectives, practical considerations, and a discussion of relevant ethical standards. Multicultural factors are addressed as well. The wide range of types of issues is current and comprehensive. Students and professional school counselors have an opportunity to examine these cases and the issues each one exemplifies to increase their own confidence and efficacy for responding in their own setting. I look forward to having my students read this book as part of their training."
Dr. Sheri Bauman, Professor, College of Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
"This book needs to be in the hands of all school counselors who in today’s world deal with a multitude of crisis situations. It is written by well-trained and experienced counselors for responding to tragedies, and it provides a wealth of information and is a tour de force about how to help students after a myriad of crises. School counselors are first responders in helping traumatized students, and this book provides a wealth of practical knowledge and guidance. It is an essential, invaluable resource for all school counselors regarding crisis events. This must have book provides a comprehensive examination of the many crises that school counselors face and provides them with hands-on strategies that have been successfully implemented in schools."
Dr. Scott Poland, Professor at Nova Southeastern University and the Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office
Table of ContentsSection I: Critical Cases Involving Violence 1 Gun Violence in the Neighborhood 2 Dating Violence 3 Terroristic Threats to School Personnel and Students 4 Sex on Campus with Multiple Partners 5 Cyberbullying Precipitates a Suicide Attempt 6 Coaching Staff Allows Students to Fight Section II: Critical Cases Of An Existential Nature 7 A Serious Mental Health Issue 8 Suicidal Ideations 9 Under the Influence of an Illegal Substance 10 Gender Identity Issues 11 An Emotionally Unstable Teacher 12 Serious Criminal Charges 13 Cutting: A Non-Suicidal Self Injury 14 Homeless Students 15 Undocumented Immigrant Students Section III: Critical Cases Involving Inappropriate Adult Behavior 16 Sexual Abuse by a Parent 17 Violence in the Home 18 Custody Issues 19 Gay and in a Relationship with an Adult Male 20 Inappropriate Sexual Advances from a Teacher 21 A Confidante to a Pregnant Middle School Student 22 Intimacy between an Adult Student and a Minor 23 Incarcerated Parent Section IV: Critical Cases Impacting The School Community 24 The Death of a Beloved Teacher 25 Coping with a Disaster 26 Active Shooter Lockdown Practice 27 A School Shooting 28 A Pandemic Epilogue
