Resources

Natural Disasters

Crisis Management Institute

• Supporting students who lose a loved one in a natural disaster (pdf)

American Psychological Association

• Natural Disasters
• Trauma
• Related Topics and Others

National Institute of Mental Health—Coping with Traumatic Events

Accreditation Visits

• Counseling Program Accreditation Requirements & Possible Artifacts (.doc)

Useful information sources

• American School Counselor Association—Professional development, publications, research and advocacy for professional school counselors
• Iowa Department of Education—Providing oversight, supervision and support for the state education system
• Teaching Tolerance—A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Love and Logic Institute—Tools for promoting healthy relationships and positive discipline
• Marco Products—Resources for the busy educator
• Education World—The educator's best friend
• Stop Bullying Now!—Practical, research-based strategies to reduce bullying
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills—Tools, resources and advocacy for 21st Century readiness for every student
• Education World Newsletters—Subscribe to 12 free e-mail newsletter lists
• Love Our Children USA—Keeping children safe, strengthening families
• The ACT—The ACT Web site for students
• ACT News You Can Use—Subscribe to e-newsletter that provides short articles to inform students and parents about college and career planning
• GreatSchools—Involved parents, successful kids
• Center for Mental Health in Schools—School mental health project of UCLA
• ASCD— Programs, products and services essential to the way educators learn, teach and lead
• Wrightslaw—Articles, cases, and resources about dozens of education and special education topics
• LearningBase—insights into the learning challenges that students face
• ICAN–Iowa College Access Network—Free information and support to help Iowa students at all levels reach their educational goals
• I Have a Plan–Iowa—Education, post-secondary and career planning for Iowa students