Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 5, Number 3, November 2004 Counseling 101 Column Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Secondary School Principals By Gena P. Barnhill Gena P. Barnhill is a special education coordinator and autism consultant for the North Kansas City (MO) School District and the parent of an adult son with Asperger Syndrome. She is…

Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 4, Number 2, October 2003 Counseling 101 Column When It Hurts to Be a Teenager Depression in students is more than mere teenage angst and requires more than patience and understanding to cure. By Ralph E. Cash, NCSP Ralph E. Cash is a school psychologist in Orlando, FL, and a cochair…

Responding to a Death Tips for Administrators Review crisis plan with all school staff. Verify the facts and communicate them to all staff (utilize calling tree, memorandums, faculty meetings). Provide teachers an opportunity to vent and process their own feelings and concerns. Provide update information to all staff. …

Natural Disasters, School/Community Violence/Tragic School Community Deaths Scott Poland, Ed.D., Director Department of Psychological Services Donna Poland, Ph.D., Middle School Principal Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Houston, Texas 713-460-7825 Objective Suggested Activities Resources 1. Students will develop an understanding of the facts regarding the "critical incident". Teacher will share facts that have been provided by administration that answer: …