TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A mixed-methods analysis of averted mass violence in schools: implications for professional school counselors
JO  - Psychology in the schools
A1  - Cowan, Rebecca G.
A1  - Tedeschi, P. J.
A1  - Corbin, Michael
A1  - Cole, Rebekah
SP  - 817
EP  - 831
VL  - 59
IS  - 4
N2  - The purpose of this study is to examine how recent incidents of planned mass violence in high schools within the United States were successfully averted. Using the Averted School Violence database, this study utilizes a mixed-methods content analysis approach to analyze 82 incidents of averted mass violence in high schools that occurred post-Columbine era. The following three themes were identified: attack motives and logistics, plot discovery, and attack aversion. Implications for professional school counselors in preventing similar mass violence attacks in the future are discussed, including fostering trusting relationships between students and adults, providing education to parents about social media platforms and proper firearms storage, establishing threat assessment teams, and educating parents, students, and school personnel about warning signs for violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3085
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.22647
ID  - ref1
ER  -