Guidelines for managing death issues in the school

60 Pages·1993·2.6 MB·English

by  Deaton, Bob

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Guidelines for
Managing Death
Issues
in the School
written by-
Bob Deaton, MSW, EdD
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Dan Morgan,
Development and Consultation
by
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Judy Birch,
Office ofPublic Instruction
State ofMontana
Nancy Keenan, Superintendent
State Capitol
Helena, Montana 59620
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Acknowledgements
The following organizations and individuals have helped make these Guidelines possible. The
school districts in Browning, Florence and Great Falls have shared their insights and practices.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Tcchnomic Publishing Company have
allowed the reprinting ofinformation from theirpublications.
MikeSehested, MissoulaDeputyCountyAttorney, reviewed the Guidelinesforits legal ramifica-
tions.
StafffromtheOfficeofPublic Instruction, GuidanceSpecialistJudyBirchandRobin Suzor,have
assisted in editing and reformatting.
TheUniversityofMontanaDepartmentofSocialWorkandtheFourthDistrictYouthCourthave
provided the services ofBob Deaton and Dan Morgan to organize and write the Guidelines.
Preface
Manyschools havebeen dealinginvariouswayswithyouthsuicideandotherdeath-relatedissues.
From the experiences ofthe schools and other community organizations over the past fewyears have
emerged workable practices and procedures which can be implemented for general use.
Schools can now develop and implement comprehensive plans to deal with death issues using a
varieyofavailable resources. Experience indicates thatthe school's plan must incorporate policies and
procedures dealing with the three components ofprevention, intervention, and postvention activities.
TheGuidelineshasbeendevelopedtoassistschoolsincreatingtheirplans. Itcontainsinformation
on the causes of youth suicide and sucide's connection with high-risk, self-destructive behaviors.
Information is presented to assistschools in developing the three program components. Attheend of
this document is a list ofpractical and readily available resources.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1
PREFACE 2
INTRODUCTION
4
PART I Understanding Causes ofYouth Suicide
And Self-Destructive Behavior 6
PART II Considerations for Planning School Guidelines 8
PART III Implementation for Prevention,
Intervention, and Postvention 10
PART IV Training Plan 15
PARTV Collaboration Between The School
And Other Groups 16
PARTVI Content Summary 17
PARTVII Resources 20
APPENDICES
A
Legal and Administrative Issues
B Prevention
C
Intervention
D
Postvention
E Teen Suicide