Helping Students Deal with Crises

These resources will help to guide you and your students through difficult times, whether that crisis involves a natural disaster, the death of a student or relative, or violence in the classroom. You'll find tips applicable to students with exceptionalities and your average student.

Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education Ways to help students with exceptionalities relate and understand how to cope with different crises. School Disruption -- Nonviolent and Violent A description of different types of disruptions, both nonviolent and violent, that can occur within any school setting. Intervention Strategies for Disruptions Complete descriptions of a District Management Plan, a Crisis Team, and a Crisis Plan. Disasters – Natural and Unnatural Background information on the effects that natural and unnatural disasters have on children and their communities. Impact of Disaster on Students with Exceptionalities How to prepare your exceptional students during disasters both on school campuses and in their respective communities. Intervention Strategies for Disaster How to prepare yourself and your class for disasters.

Death and the Grief Reaction Process Learn how to help students cope with death and the grieving process. Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities Learn how to help the exceptional child deal with the impact of death-related crises. Intervention Strategies for Suicide Read a series of important prevention and "postvention" suicide intervention strategies. Intervention Strategies for Terminal Illness Distribute an article that describes suggestions on how to best help students who are dealing with a loved ones terminal illness. Crisis Intervention Information Centers Informational numbers and names for crisis centers for children. Special Needs Resource Center Find answers to questions about issues such as ADD/ADHD, inclusion, and assessment. This extensive collection of tips, articles, and materials was put together in collaboration with the Council for Exceptional Children.

Provided in partnership with The Council for Exceptional Children.