Date of Award:
5-2003
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Gretchen Gimpel
Committee
Gretchen Gimpel
Committee
Donna Gilbertson
Committee
Susan Crowley
Abstract
A survey was created and mailed to 500 school psychologists randomly selected from the National Association of School Psychologists' membership lists. The final sample consisted of 228 school psychologists working at least half-time in a school setting. The survey's purpose was to gather information from school psychologists on their perspectives on crisis training and on crises experienced by public schools, as well as what schools have for crisis plans/teams, and what they do for crisis response.
Nearly all of the participants (98.2%) reported that they had some type of crisis intervention training. The majority of respondents indicated that their schools had both crisis plans (95.1%) and teams (83.6%). Most of the participants reported that their schools have experienced and responded to serious crises. Respondents indicated that psychological debriefing was being used by the majority of schools (67%). Many participants suggested that additional training and practice would improve schools' crisis responses.
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Recommended Citation
Adamson, Austin Douglas, "Responding to Crises in the Public Schools: A Survey of School Psychologists' Experiences and Perceptions" (2003). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6172.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6172
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