SCHOOL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
LEVEL I

Dr. John Dudley

This training is for new crisis teams and for school staff and community members new to existing school crisis response teams.

Some of the topics included in Level I training are:

• Organizing crisis teams
• Writing school crisis response plans
• Defining a school crisis
• Sudden death and suicide
• Lingering death
• Managing the media
• Organizing staff meetings during times of crisis
• Helping students, staff and parents
• Role(s) of administrator(s) during a school crisis
• Follow up
• Debriefing crisis response teams

Level I workshop participants will:

• Define the types of crises they should respond to in their schools
• Organize a crisis team(s) to effectively respond to crisis situations in their schools
• Develop effective plans for responding to any kind of crisis in their schools
• Learn how to identify high risk students/staff in the aftermath of a school crisis
• Learn how to do effective follow up with students and staff
• Be prepared to effectively respond to any crisis that impacts their school

Former Level I workshop participants say they learned:

• "Steps for getting organized in a crisis…"
• "How to set up a plan…"
• "A lot! I knew nothing about crisis response teams…"
• "Techniques for establishing a crisis response team…"
• "That each crisis is unique…"
• "…a need to be prepared - get a plan!"

Participants in John's crisis response team workshops comment:

• "John is sensitive, intelligent and giving…"
• "One of the most effective workshops I've attended…"
• "A wonderful trainer…"
• "Talked with participants not at participants…"
• "I really felt his concern and care"
• "Well presented with humor to relieve stress…"

The book "When Grief Visits School: Organizing a Successful Response" by Dr. John Dudley is used as a guide for the Level I school crisis response team training. Each workshop participant should have a copy of the book, which may be purchased from Educational Media Corporation, Box 21311, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55421 (1-800-966-3382). The purchase price of the book is $14.95 plus shipping.

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