Overview
DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
We will be using all the technical means available to us to make this both a fun and academically thought-provoking experience. You will create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. The prompts for each discussion will expand upon your assigned readings and are designed to enhance your learning experience. The thread may be a video, narrated PowerPoint, or other related communication software product that you like and would be effective in conveying your ideas. It also must be a written post of 300–400 words. Either format must demonstrate course-related knowledge. Both the frequency of your participation and the depth of the content that you present/write are important. Use the Discussion Grading Rubric to ensure you have fulfilled all assignment requirements. Below are the specific requirements for each part of this activity. Threads: Must cite at least 2 scholarly resources Must thoroughly address the topic prompt Must integrate a Christian worldview, using biblical themes/quotes where applicable Use current APA standards with correct grammar and mechanics.
Discussion Thread: Active Shooter Incident and DMH ResponseYou are activated to response to an active shooter incident at a local high school. You have been informed that there are more than 24 individuals who have been shot with 7 confirmed fatalities. You are assigned to provide disaster mental health support to students, faculty, & staff who survived the incident. You are meeting the survivors in the school gymnasium. As a disaster mental health counselor, respond to the following questions:
- What specific strategies identified in this module/week's reading/presentations will equip you to provide beneficial disaster mental heath care?
- What scholarly, evidence-informed strategies would you consider?
- What strategies have you used or observed?
- Introduction
- PageModule 3: Week 3 Introduction
- Context Module Sub HeaderLearn
- PageRead: Jacobs: Chapters 7 — 9
- PageRead: Skaine: Suicide
- PageRead: Kolski, Jongsma, & Myer: Suicide (Adult/Child)
- External UrlRead: Stebnicki: Chapter 13
- PageWatch: The Behavioral Health Response to Mass Violence. https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/...
- PageWatch: Mass Casualty: Support and Response. https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/...
Text Books
Aten, J. D. & Boan, D. M. (2016). Disaster ministry handbook. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books. ISBN: 9780830841226.
Jacobs, G. A. (2016). Community-based psychological first aid: A practical guide to helping individuals and communities during difficult times. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 9780128042922.
Kolski, T. D., Jongsma, A. E. & Myer, R. A. (2014). The crisis counseling and traumatic events treatment planner, with DSM-5 updates. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781119063155.
Skaine, R. (2015). Abuse: An encyclopedia of causes, consequences and treatments. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. ISBN: 9781610695145.
Stebnicki, M. A. (2016). Disaster mental health counseling: Responding to trauma in a multicultural context. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN: 9780826132888