School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Series (TIG/CISM)

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The School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Series (TIG/CISM) prepares teachers to support staff and students in times of increased stress, trauma, and grief. Participants will learn and practice crisis response skills for improved student mental health management.

Outcomes & Deliverables

In-Depth Training

Participate in over 35 hours of in-person learning, developing prevention strategies and response protocols to meet your school's challenges.

Expert Speakers

Learn from trauma specialists Amy Scheel-Jones and Barbara J. Ertl, on how you can impact your students during a time of crisis.

Goals

Develop Your School's Emergency Response.

  • Strengthen common understanding on topics like trauma, grief, and crisis management.
  • Leverage suicide prevention and intervention strategies.
  • Align your team with best practices to Prevent, Protect, Mitigate, Respond, and Recover.

Structure & Schedule

2024-25 Training Dates:

  • August 13, 2024 8AM-4PM, in person, CESA Conference Center *lunch included
  • September 23, 2024 8:30-12:00, virtual
  • October 23, 2024 8:30-12:00, virtual
  • November 20, 2024 8:30-12:00, virtual
  • CISM* January 7-8, 2025 8AM-4PM, in person, CESA Conference Center *lunch included
  • February 12, 2025 8:30-12:00, virtual

Who Would Benefit

  • Special education/pupil service directors
  • Special education teachers, principals
  • Pupil service staff (counselors, psychologists, mental health navigators, school psychologists)
  • School/district leadership


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Success Stories

This training helped us to establish concrete processes to guide our response when faced with a student crisis, ensuring that we could act effectively and efficiently, even when we were deeply impacted ourselves.

CESA 6 Participant