Resources for Crisis Counseling

ACA Resources:

Terrorism, Trauma and Tragedies:?A Counselor?s Guide to Preparing and Responding
By Debra D. Bass and Richard Yep
ISBN# 1-55620-225-3
American Counseling Association Foundation
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22304

Violence in American Schools:
A Practical Guide for Counselors
Edited by Daya Singh Sandhu, and Cheryl Blalock Aspy
ISBN 1-55620-222-9
American Counseling Association Foundation
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
www.counseling.org/publications

U.S.Department of Education Resources:

Threat Assessment in Schools (PDF): A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates, a publication of the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. (May 2002) www.ed.gov

Wide Scope, Questionable Quality: Three Reports from the Study on School Violence and Prevention. These three reports, along with an Executive Summary, provide findings from the Study on School Violence and Prevention. (August 2002) www.ed.gov

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative (PDF): Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States, a publication of the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. (May 2002) (www.ed.gov)

Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence)
Project SERV funds short-term and long-term education-related services for school districts to help them recover from a violent or traumatic event in which the learning environment has been disrupted. Immediate services assistance covers up to 60 days from the date of the incident. Extended services assistance covers up to one year from the incident.

For more information, contact: Sara Strizzi at sara.strizzi@ed.gov, or (202) 708-4850.