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Cacciatore, Joanne; Carlson, Bonnie; Michaelis, Elizabeth; Klimek, Barbara; Steffan, Sara – Social Work, 2011
This article describes a unique use of social workers as crisis response team (CRT) members in a nontraditional host setting, municipal fire departments in Arizona. The role of modern-day firefighters has changed dramatically and now includes responding to a wide variety of crises and emergencies other than fires, such as motor vehicle accidents,…
Descriptors: Accidents, Crisis Intervention, Altruism, Crisis Management
Shaffer, Tammy J. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2010
Differences between fire department and police department personnel (N = 190) concerning work-related stressors and depression were examined with regard to gender and relationship status. Participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II (A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown, 1996) and the Distressing Event Questionnaire (E. S. Kubany,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Police, Depression (Psychology), Fire Protection
Shrestha, Bijaya K. – OSSC Bulletin, 1990
Effective crisis management as a function of the chief school administrator's role is examined. A new professionalism and recognition of districts and schools as complex organizations facilitate administrators' ability to handle this enlarged responsibility. Chapter 1 identifies forms of school crises and offers explanations, drawing upon…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Crisis Intervention