Crisis Intervention

Learn what to do in the days following a trauma when crisis intervention may be needed. Tragedies, like Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, leave behind devastation and destruction. Because victims are constantly reminded of the trauma, their state of crisis is prolonged and heightened. Very specific intervention techniques will be demonstrated which are designed to stabilize those in crisis in the days that follow exposure, at a time when specific trauma intervention would not be appropriate.

 You do not need to be enrolled in the Certification Program to attend this course.

Brief Description of Instructional Format:

Videotaped segments and role-plays are used to demonstrate very specific intervention processes. Didactic presentation provides information and framework related to establishing Trauma Response Teams in a school setting.  Multiple handouts provide checklists, etc.

Goal:

To provide participants with protocol that provides responses at all levels within a school system that are designed to restore a sense of safety and order, and minimize at risk responses for all student/staff exposed to critical incidents.

Session Objectives:

To increase participants knowledge of the stages of crisis intervention, how to help victims and survivors following exposure, and how to identify those who may be at-risk.

Learning Objectives:

Learner will be able to:

• Identify six stages of crisis intervention.
• Identify the appropriate time to initiate each stage.
• Determine which responses indicate potential at-risk children/staff.