DATE: Wednesday, March 30, 2022
TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
PRESENTER: Franci Crepeau-Hobson, Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training at University of Colorado Denver
LOCATION: East Central BOCES West Training Room
DESCRIPTION:
The trainer is Franci Crepeau-Hobson Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training at the University of Colorado Denver

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE MARCH 1ST BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, SO THAT MATERIALS CAN BE ORDERED. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, REGISTER ASAP!

Participants will receive a set of curriculum materials provided in booklet and CD format.

Day 1 Training provides school mental health professionals and administrators, teachers, and other school staff with knowledge and resources to establish and sustain comprehensive, ongoing school safety and crisis prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. The PREPaRE program can be adapted to a school's needs and size. Special attention is given to developing, exercising, and evaluating safety/crisis teams and plans, and integrating school and community crisis response personnel. Concerns related to media, social media, technology, students with special needs, culture, and memories are also addressed.

Day 2- Provides school mental health professionals and other school crisis intervention team members with the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school associate crisis events. Attendees will learn how to prevent and prepare for psychological trauma, help to reaffirm both the physical health of members of the school community and students ’perceptions that they are safe and secure, evaluate conduct psychologist triage, respond to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multitiered approach and examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recover efforts.

Lunch will be provided.