This is Not a Fire Drill: Crisis Intervention and Prevention on College Campuses

Practical Information and Tools to Create and Implement a Comprehensive College Campus Crisis Management Program Written by three seasoned crisis intervention/prevention specialists with over fifty years combined experience in the field, This is NOT a Fire Drill: Crisis Intervention and Prevention on College Campuses is a practical guide to creating a comprehensive college campus crisis management program. Authors Rick Myer, Richard James, and Patrice Moulton provide university administrators, faculty, and staff with invaluable hands-on examples, general tactics, and strategies along with specific prevention, intervention, and post-crisis logistics and techniques that can be applied to almost any crisis likely to be confronted on a college campus. This is NOT a Fire Drill features a host of helpful resources, including: A proven individual/organization assessment tool to ensure school professionals and staff take appropriate action to protect students, the college, and the community Thought-provoking case examples, activities, and illustrative dialogues that provide opportunities for reflection and practice A checklist to get a crisis prevention and intervention plan for human dilemmas up and running A decision-tree model to guide the response and recovery to crisis This is NOT a Fire Drill provides the necessary tools to address the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses of students and staff as they attempt to negotiate a crisis and its aftermath.Content: Chapter 1 … Or a Tornado or Earthquake Drill (pages 1–14): Chapter 2 Boilerplate: The Basics of Crisis Intervention (pages 15–48): Chapter 3 Herding Cats: Organizing a Crisis Response (pages 49–80): Chapter 4 Duller Than Dirt … More Valuable Than Gold: Policies and Procedures (pages 81–103): Chapter 5 The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: The Tale of Two Laws (pages 105–123): Chapter 6 Reality Check: Entry into the System (pages 125–140): Chapter 7 What You See Is What You Get … or Maybe Not: Assessment of the System (pages 141–202): Chapter 8 No Rest for the Weary: System Recovery After a Crisis (pages 203–231): Chapter 9 Not Buying a Pig in a Poke (pages 233–269): Chapter 10 Basic Training (pages 271–324): Chapter 11 One Day at a Time: Survivorship in the Aftermath (pages 325–343): Chapter 12 Leadership Checklist: Preparing Your Campus for Crisis (pages 345–351):