Coping Strategies Used by School Staff After a Crisis: A Research Note

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 472-481

  Cole, Rachel ^a   Hayes, Ben ^a   Jones, Dan ^a   Shah, Sonia ^a  

^a Kent Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coping strategies; crisis; crisis support; critical incident; PTSD; schools; teacher coping; teaching well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875948491     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.719335     Document Type: Article

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