Reclaiming school in the aftermath of trauma : advice based on experience / edited by Carolyn Lunsford Mears.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Understanding trauma
Trauma comes to school / Carolyn Lunsford Mears
Trauma's effect on the brain: an overview for educators / Alan Kirk & Steve King
Barely functioning: the experience of PTSD / Paula Reed
2. Learning from trauma
New York law school and the crisis of September 11, 2001 / Jethro K. Lieberman
Watermarks: leading and teaching in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Bridget Dwyer Ramsey
"Faking it 'til making it"
a Katrina story / James A. Whelan
Voices of Columbine / Carolyn Lunsford Mears
Frank DeAngelis: "You don't learn these things in principal school"
Bev Williams: "Taking care of the children"
Crystal Woodman Miller: "Never, ever be the same"
Community and school healing together / Marilyn Saltzman
Aftercare: support for school personnel following a shooting in Finland / Nina Lyytinen & Kirsti Palonen
Tragedy at Virginia Tech: recommendations for mental health response to crisis on campus / Russell T. Jones, Katherine Donlon, Kelly Dugan Burns, Kathryn Schwartz-Goel, & Mary Kate Law
Burned into memory: remnants of personal victimization / Michael Down
A road to normal / Carolyn Lunsford Mears
3. Putting pain to work
So now what?

Educators in schools where students have experienced trauma face difficult challenges, for how are they to promote academic growth and attainment of educational goals in such a situation? Authors contributing to this text share their experiences in the aftermath of tragedy and describe helpful approaches for reclaiming school after trauma interrupts the lives of students, faculty, and school communities.