Crisis Team Training

Service Description

Schools play a vital role in crisis prevention and response. They are integral part of community crisis response team by providing a safe haven, disseminating information, identifying individuals at risk, providing mental health services, linking individuals with community services, tracking displaced families, supporting long-term recovery, and generally serving as a focus of normalcy in the face of trauma. To serve this function, schools must have crisis plans and teams in place that encompass preparedness, prevention, response and recovery, both short- and long-term. School safety and crisis teams must be adequately trained in terms of types of crises, systems, procedures, and the unique mental health needs that can arise as the result of a crisis. Plans also must be fully integrated into community emergency response efforts, including public safety, fire and rescue, and community health and mental service providers, as well as clearly communicated to staff, parents, and community leaders. This training will help you create an effective crisis team and crisis plan; communication procedures to media outlets; how to address grief and trauma; how to deal with on-going and long term effects.