Crisis & Trauma Resources
ASCA Resources
Professional Development
- ASCA U Specialist training: Trauma & Crisis Specialist
- Webinar: Effective Crisis/Trauma Response
- Webinar: Counseling Kids in Crisis
- Webinar: Infusing a Caring Climate in Your School
- Webinar: Alleviating Anxiety Through School Counseling Interventions
- Webinar: Support Students Coping with Grief and Loss
- Webinar: Use the Nurtured Heart Approach as a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Webinar: The Who, What, Why of Trauma in Schools
- Webinar: Normalize Trauma-Informed Care
- ASCA Town Hall: Racism and Student Mental Health
- ASCA Town Hall: Stories from the Field – Addressing Racism in Schools
Statements and Standards
- Position Statement: The School Counselor and Prevention of School-Related Gun Violence
- Position Statement: The School Counselor and Trauma-Informed Practice
- Position Statement: The School Counselor and Safe Schools and Crisis Response
Articles
- Magazine article: Resilience in the Aftermath
- Magazine article: Plans, Processes and Procedures
- Magazine article: Build Trauma-Informed Practices
- Magazine article: Help for Grieving Students
- Magazine article: Anxiety Overload
- Magazine article: 7 Tips for a Trauma-Informed School
- Journal article: Trauma-informed School Counselors
- Journal article: Secondary Exposure to Trauma for School Counselors
Additional Resources
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
Guidelines for Responding to the Death of a Student or School Staff
National Education Association: School Crisis Guide
National Association of School Psychologists: Culturally Competent Crisis Response: Information for Crisis Teams
American Psychological Association
Managing Traumatic Stress
Building Your Resilience
Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting
Helping Your Child Manage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting
American Red Cross: Recovering Emotionally
Coalition to Support Grieving Students (videos)
Death and School Crisis
Talking With Children
Department of Education
Tips for Helping Students Recovering From Traumatic Events
Creating Emergency Management Plans
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
Learning for Justice
When Bad Things Are Happening
National Association of School Psychologists: Talking to Children About Violence
The Child Mind Institute
Going Back to School After a Tragedy
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Talking to Children about Community Violence
National School Safety Center
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
School Crisis Recovery & Renewal Resources