Abstract
Despite the widespread practice of providing psychological support to Japanese schools in times of crisis, there is little consensus regarding its basic concepts and methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to clarify schools’ crisis-intervention system and programs at each prefectural district. We surveyed 37 school counseling coordinators at 32 locations of the prefectural Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists (SCCP). The results revealed that 59.4% of SCCP had an implementation manual for school crisis interventions. The most common characteristic about the request route is the request from the Board of Education to the SCCP, and the most common support system is the additional placement of external clinical psychologists and the deployment of support teams. As for support programs, it was found that a wide range of programs were provided, from overall support to individual counseling. There was no significant difference in the number of support programs depending on the support system, but there was an effect size, and team support tended to implement many programs. In order to provide appropriate support, it was suggested that there should be sufficient cooperation with educational administration on a daily basis.
