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A Trauma and Recovery Model for Victims and Their Families after a Catastrophic School Shooting: Focusing on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Psychological Effects and Needs
From the Graduate Department of Counseling at George Fox University.
Contact author: Karin Jordan, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair of the Graduate Department of Counseling, George Fox University, 12753 SW 68th Street, Portland, OR 97223. drkbjordan{at}comcast.net.
School shootings, and particularly catastrophic school shootings, are no longer a rarity in this country. This article presents a trauma and recovery model for victims of a catastrophic school shooting, based on the author's experiences with victims of a suburban school shooting. It is meant to provide a better understanding of the impact and responses often observed in victimsstudents, staff, teachers, and administratorsand their families after a catastrophic school shooting. The model identifies behavioral, cognitive, and psychological responses, as well as the psychological needs of the victims and their families.
KEY WORDS: school shooting, catastrophic event, trauma and recovery model
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