1st Edition
Responding to Critical Cases in School Counseling Building on Theory, Standards, and Experience for Optimal Crisis Intervention
This 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.
Section I: Critical Cases Involving Violence
1 Gun Violence in the Neighborhood
Cheryl Schindler
2 Dating Violence
Dr. Tiffany Simon
3 Terroristic Threats to School Personnel and Students
Dr. Rachael Ammons Whitaker
4 Sex on Campus with Multiple Partners
Dr. Tiffany Simon
5 Cyberbullying Precipitates a Suicide Attempt
Dr. Rachael Ammons Whitaker
6 Coaching Staff Allows Students to Fight
Dr. Lisa A. Wines, Dr. Natalie Fikac, and Amberleah Mercado
Section II: Critical Cases Of An Existential Nature
7 A Serious Mental Health Issue
Benny Malone and Dr. Judy A. Nelson
8 Suicidal Ideations
Dr. Le’Ann Solmonson
9 Under the Influence of an Illegal Substance
Dr. Leigh Falls-Holman and Dr. Kristi L. Nobbman
10 Gender Identity Issues
Dr. Shannon McFarlin
11 An Emotionally Unstable Teacher
Dr. Helena Stevens
12 Serious Criminal Charges
Dr. Leigh Falls-Holman and Dr. Kristi L. Nobbman
13 Cutting: A Non-Suicidal Self Injury
Dr. Shannon McFarlin
14 Homeless Students
Dr. Linda Hart
15 Undocumented Immigrant Students
Dr. Eunice Lerma and Dr. Clarissa Salinas
Section III: Critical Cases Involving Inappropriate Adult Behavior
16 Sexual Abuse by a Parent
Dr. Leigh Falls-Holman
17 Violence in the Home
Frannie Neal and Dr. Judy A. Nelson
18 Custody Issues
Dr. Helena Stevens
19 Gay and in a Relationship with an Adult Male
Dr. Shannon McFarlin, Dr. Lisa A. Wines, and Ronda Henry
20 Inappropriate Sexual Advances from a Teacher
Dr. Lisa A. Wines, Ms. Sherrie Russell, and Natalie Alfonso Welsch
21 A Confidante to a Pregnant Middle School Student
Dr. Lisa A. Wines, Deborah Webb-Johnson, and Jasmine S. Akrie
22 Intimacy between an Adult Student and a Minor
Dr. Lisa A. Wines, Amanda Rohrbach, and Kayla P. Gaddy
23 Incarcerated Parent
Dr. Natalie Fikac
Section IV: Critical Cases Impacting The School Community
24 The Death of a Beloved Teacher
Dr. Le’Ann Solomonson
25 Coping with a Disaster
Dr. Judy A. Nelson and Benny Malone
26 Active Shooter Lockdown Practice
Dr. Judy A. Nelson and Dr. Daniel Holland
27 A School Shooting
Dr. Daniel Holland and Jamie Holland
28 A Pandemic
Dr. Judy A. Nelson
Epilogue
Dr. Cheryl Sawyer
Biography
Judy A. Nelson, retired associate professor, resides in Tucson, Arizona. She enjoys travelling and hiking with her husband as well as reading for pleasure.
Lisa A. Wines is an associate professor who enjoys being credentialed as a certified school counselor and licensed professional counselor in the state of Texas.
"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
