Crisis Management for Education Abroad

The education abroad office is often one of the busiest places on campus, and if an emergency situation arises involving education abroad participants, having a plan of action is the best way to ensure that you and your staff are equipped to handle it. Whether the issue affects large groups of students or a single individual, the campus community or a whole country, this book will help you prepare for the worst.

Don't get caught off guard the next time your office needs to respond quickly. In this book, experienced education abroad experts draw on case studies and share guidance on how to resolve crises ranging from arrests to natural disasters to mental health emergencies and everything in between.

Table of Contents:

Introduction (Patricia C. Martin)

Part I: Crisis Management in Program Planning

Chapter 1: Planning and Promoting Safe Programs Abroad (Joanna Holvey-Bowles)

Chapter 2: Assessing and Mitigating Education Abroad Risks (Joseph L. Brockington)

Part II: Crisis Planning and Response

Chapter 3: Crisis Planning (Stacey Bolton Tsantir and Inés DeRomaña)

Chapter 4: Responding to Crises (Stacey Bolton Tsantir and Inés DeRomaña)

Chapter 5: When a Student Dies Abroad: Preparing for the Ultimate Tragedy (Julie Anne Friend)

Part III: Issues of Liability

Chapter 6: Education Abroad and the Evolving Regulatory Landscape (Julie Anne Friend)

Chapter 7: Mitigating Organizational Liability: A Review of U.S. Case Law and Regulations (Julie Anne Friend)

Chapter 8: Insurance for Crisis Management (Patricia C. Martin)