Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools

Session Dates

Wednesday June 15, 2022 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL
Thursday June 16, 2022 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - PaTTAN - CENTRAL

Closed

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The PREPaRE curriculum has been developed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) as part of NASP's decade-long leadership in providing evidence-based resources and consultation related to school crisis prevention and response.

This training combines the important aspects of safety and crisis team and plan development with community collaboration to meet the physical and emotional needs of children and youth when a crisis event occurs. It also addresses how to minimize
traumatic impact through good prevention, intervention, response, and recovery efforts.

This training develops the knowledge and skill required to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions to the students, staff, and school community members who have been simultaneously exposed to an acute traumatic stressor. The knowledge and skill developed within this session also help to build a bridge to the psychotherapeutic and trauma informed mental health response sometimes required to address challenges associated with trauma exposure.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Report reduced anxiety and fear associated with the provision of school mental
  health crisis interventions
• Report increased knowledge and confidence associated with the provision of school mental health crisis interventions
• Identify variables that help to estimate the number of individuals traumatized by a crisis
• Recognize the difference between common crisis reactions and mental illness
• Identify the elements of school crisis preparedness specified by the PREPaRE
  acronym
• Recognize risk factors that predict psychological trauma
• Identify the warning signs that indicate psychological trauma
• Place PREPaRE mental health crisis interventions on a multi-tiered continuum
  ranging from least to most restrictive
• Match the degree of psychological trauma risk to the appropriate school crisis
  interventions.

Target Audience

Individuals who are school mental health professionals, including school psychologists, school counselors, school social workers, as well as behavior specialists, nurses, and local community mental health providers. Individuals should attend as part of a school or LEA team. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Tina Rife, at 717-901-2278, or trife@pattan.net.