Addressing Grief: Tips for Teachers and Administrators

School-based support and increased understanding are essential when a student experiences the death of a friend or loved one. ...

After the Storm: Helping Children Cope With Trauma After Natural Disasters

Volume 46 Issue 5

Volume 46 Issue 5

This article talks through the traumatic impact that natural disasters can have on children. ...

Anniversaries of Traumatic Events: Guidance for Educators

The “anniversary effect” can trigger intense feelings and reactions in children and adults who have been affected by this or similar tragedies. ...

Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM): Best Practice Considerations for K–12 Schools

Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a fact-based, systematic process designed to identify, assess, and manage potentially dangerous or violent situations. School safety experts, law enforcement officials, and the United States Departments of Education, Justice, Secret Service, and ...

Behavior Threat Assessment and Management in the Virtual Environment

This document was designed to assist schools with behavior threat assessment and management (BTAM) decisions in a virtual environment, and it may be particularly useful as schools experience extended closures due to the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...

Best Practice Considerations for Schools in Active Shooter and Other Armed Assailant Drills

Being prepared to respond to an active shooter on school property is critical to keeping students safe and ready to learn. This joint guidance from the National Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Resource Officers offers suggestions on many of the issues that ...

Best Practices in Crisis Prevention and Intervention

Before it's too late, learn how to best support your school. The completely revised second edition of Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention contains all the information necessary for analyzing all aspects of school crisis.Explore the 37 chapters for an in-depth look at specific ...

Best Practices: System-Level Services

Third in the new Best Practices series, this book is critical for understanding your student body and all the underlying mechanisms through prevention programs, interventions, and family–school collaborations. This staple resource guides you to: Develop effective prevention strategies Plan fo ...

Book Review: School Crisis Response: Reflections of a Team Leader

Volume 45 Issue 5

This is a review of School Crisis Response: Reflections of a Team Leader, a book on developing, managing, and refining a school crisis response team and plan. ...

Building Leadership in Cultural Proficiency and Crisis Response

Volume 46 Issue 8

Volume 46 Issue 8

Alyson Mitchel, NCSP, is a school psychologist at Patuxent Valley Middle School in Jessup, Maryland. It is a comprehensive middle school with a population of about 650 students within the Howard County Public School System, a diverse suburban district that lies between the Baltimore and Washington, ...