School Psychologists Involvement in Crisis Intervention/Violence Prevention

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CASP SURVEY

School Psychologists Involvement in Crisis Intervention/Violence Prevention

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Santee, California, the CASP Board of Directors voted to conduct the following survey. Information gathered from this survey will be used to develop a report to state policymakers and the media. Thank you for taking the time to complete and submit this information.

(A) #1. Have you had some crisis intervention training? (B) If so, what kind?

(D) If so, Approximately how many times within the last five years?

(E) #3. Have you been instrumental in averting a potential crisis? (F) How many times?

(G) #4. Please describe specific situations in which you believe you have been instrumental in averting a crisis?

#5. Have you participated in any of the following prevention programs*:

Primary Prevention (Implemented as a school wide activity /or majority of the school and aimed to prevent the onset of youth violence and related risk factors)

(H) Social Skills Training

(I) Behavior Techniques for Classroom Management

(J) Behavior Montoring Reinforcement

(K) Building School Capacity (Helping schools organize, plan, initiate and sustain school change. Examples of this approach would be participating or providing leadership in schools planning activities, such as safety committee or grants applications, for safety and violence prevention. Also could include activities that promote students to take leadership in planning of safety at school or in the community.)

(L) Cooperative Learning

(M) Positive Youth Development Activities (Such as after school programs, mentoring, etc.) Examples of these services include (but not limited to) specific programs, such as:

(N) __Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)

(O) __I Can Problem Solve

(P) __Life Skills Training (LST)

(Q) __Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT)

(R) __Bulling Prevention Programs

(S) __Good Behavior Game

(T) __Social Transitional Environmental Program (STEP)

(U) __Boys and Girls Clubs,

(V) __Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America

(W) __Afterschool Programs

Secondary Prevention Implemented on a selected manner for children at-risk of youth violence and aimed at preventing the onset of violence.

(X) Parent Training

(Y) Home visitation to provide counseling, support, monitoring for at-risk families

(Z) Academic programs (helping to obtain additional, regular education academic support for students such as tutoring, homework assistance)

Examples of these services include (but not limited to) specific programs such as:

(AA) __Families and Schools together (FAST)

(BB) __Perry Preschool Program

(CC) __Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses

(DD) __Children at Risk (CAR) program

(EE) __Others (Please List)

Tertiary Preventions Programs provided for students who have already demonstrated violent or seriously delinquent behavior. These programs focus at reducing risk of further violence.

(FF) Multimodal, behavioral, and skills-oriented interventions with students already demonstrating serious delinquent behavior

(GG) Family Clinical Interventions (Providing or referring to marital and family interventions.)

(HH) Providing linkage and coordination of services for students and families involved with multiple agencies (Case Management Role)

(II) Wraparound Services (Systems of Care)

Examples of these services include (but not limited to) specific programs such as:

(JJ) __Justice, Children Services and/or Mental Health Systems (System of Care)

Multisystemic Therapy
(KK) __Others (Please List)

Services such as those described above could be provided under state and federal grants such as:

Please check those you have been involved in.)

(LL) Healthy Start

(MM) Afterschool Safe Neighborhood Programs,

(NN) 21^st Century Community Learning Centers

(OO) Gang Risk Intervention Programs,

(PP) Others (Please List)

*Reference Progams and activities identified in this survey are part of the Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence. This is not intended to be a full listing of the programs. Further information and contacts for these programs can be obtained in:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001). Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Serivces; and National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health