Welcome to Erbacher Consulting Associates, PLLC
Training & Consultation Suicide & Threat Risk, School Crisis & more!
Helping youth, families, schools, and communities prevent and rebuild after tragedy
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Dr. Erbacher is a best-selling author and international speaker, trainer, and consultant.
Please email Dr. Terri at erbacherconsulting@gmail.com if you are interested in a training. We are now booking for Spring and Summer 2024!
Find our Resources by clicking the RESOURCE LINK at the top of this page!
December 2023: Announcing Dr. Terri's NEWEST Book Release!
Suicide in Schools - 2nd Edition
We are so proud to announce the second edition of our seminal text, Suicide in Schools. Co-authored with Drs. Jonathan Singer & Scott Poland, this second edition provides school-based professionals with practical, easy-to-use guidance on developing and implementing effective suicide prevention, assessment, intervention and postvention strategies. The authors include detailed case examples, innovative approaches for professional practice, usable handouts, and online resources on the best practice approaches to effectively work with youth who are experiencing a suicidal crisis as well as those students, families, school staff, and community members who have suffered the loss of a loved one to suicide.
The Suicide in Schools Model provides readers with clear, step-by-step guidelines on how to work proactively with school personnel and community professionals, think about suicide prevention from a multi-systems approach, identify those who might be at risk, monitor fluctuating suicide risk, and support survivors after a traumatic event--all in a practical, user-friendly format geared especially toward the needs of school-based professionals. Throughout the book, we mention online eResources we have created. You can find our Resources by clicking the RESOURCE LINK at the top right corner of this page!
OUR BOOK IS CURRENTLY ON SALE!
Our book can be found on our publisher's page HERE: https://www.routledge.com/Suicide-in-Schools-A-Practitioners-Guide-to-Multi-level-Prevention-Assessment/Erbacher-Singer-Poland/p/book/9780367141707
Or, on Amazon, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Schools-Terri-Erbacher/dp/0367141701
Dr. Terri's BOOK RELEASE August 2021
Co-Authored with Jeff Roth Developing Comprehensive School Safety and Mental Health Programs: An Integrated Approach
Who We Are
Terri A. Erbacher, Ph.D.
Terri A. Erbacher, Ph.D.
Terri A. Erbacher, Ph.D. is a Certified School Psychologist and Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania. She has practiced as a School Psychologist with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit since 1999 and was a core School Psychology faculty member at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2007 to 2020. She began her private practice in 2014 to be able to better serve schools and communities nationally and now, internationally.
Dr. Terri has vast experience as an author, distinguished speaker, consultant, and guest expert in the media, including NPR. Dr. Erbacher's expertise focuses on crisis management, trauma and PTSD, school mental health, threat assessment in schools, suicide prevention and risk assessment, and complicated grief/loss. She has written extensively on these topics in book chapters, journal articles, and newsletters, and is a health contributor for Philly.com. She is the lead author of the important and innovative text Suicide in Schools released in 2015 and has published a new book, Developing Comprehensive School Safety and Mental Health Programs, released in 2021!
Amongst many board roles, Dr. Terri is past President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is past Chair of the Delaware County Suicide Prevention Task Force, served as Clinical Advisor to Survivors of Suicide, Inc., and served on the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. She currently serves as the Crisis Committee Chairperson for the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania and is on the National Board of Advisors for the Suicide Prevention Alliance. Dr. Terri has been active in the enactment of legislation including Act 71 and Act 18 in Pennsylvania. Dr. Erbacher is currently serving as a subject matter expert on the Pennsylvania Commission for Crime and Delinquency’s School Safety and Security Committee workgroups to develop both Act 18’s Trauma-Informed Care Model Approach Plan as well as Act 18's Threat Assessment guidelines.
Her passion for helping children in crisis and training schools and mental health professionals has led to her receiving multiple awards for her service to the community including those from the Survivors of Suicide, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. Dr. Erbacher has received a commendation for her service from the Delaware County Council and has previously been named Pennsylvania's School Psychologist of the Year.
A New England native, Dr. Erbacher now resides in Delaware County with her wonderful daughter and dog.
Education
Dr. Erbacher received both her master's and doctoral degrees in School Psychology from Temple University. She has earned a Grief and Loss Specialization Certificate from Widener University and a School Suicide Prevention Specialist Certificate from the American Association of Suicidology. She is a trainer for NASP's PREPaRE Model of crisis response as well as for the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG).
Our Mission
Our misson is to help youth, families, schools, and communities prevent and rebuild after tragedy. When I lost my father to suicide, I told myself that I could not let his death be in vain and that led to a career shift for me. This has been an amazing journey that I could not have done without all who have supported me along the way! We believe it takes a village and together...we can save lives.
You are not alone: We promise to share this journey with you every step of the way.
