Managing school Crisis - Initial 2-day team training

  • This course is designed to prepare schools for the inevitable crises that occur within schools and/or that affect those in schools. The training will reflect on the three most common phases of a crisis: pre-crisis planning, acute crisis response and post-crisis activities. Special attention will be given to the most common pitfalls (those that pose the most threat to school personnel from a liability standpoint) associated with crisis response activities.

    Participants of this training will be introduced to the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) framework and specific intervention techniques that can easily be applied within the school setting. These intervention techniques are research-informed and widely recognized for their effectiveness. Participants will be given opportunities to explore the elements of effective crisis management through multiple group activities.


    Who Should Attend

    School Social Workers, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, and other school mental health professionals are usually the types of positions that comprise a School Crisis Response Team.

    Program Highlights

    • Prevalence and nature of school crisis
    • Traumatic stress on learning and school milieu
    • Major components, and specific goals of crisis intervention and crisis management
    • Standard of Care as it relates to school crisis management
    • CISM as a model of crisis intervention
    • Group intervention techniques for school personnel
    • Protocol used for large incidents and how to respond to and manage a large-scale incident


    Training Specs & Costs

    Due to the nature of the training, the maximum number of participants for a group training is 35. The cost for the two-day training is $4,000. This training fee includes travel and lodging for the trainer, course certification, and handbook/certificate for each participant. Training host organization is responsible for securing a training location and refreshments for training participants.
    Note: The training fee equates to approximately $115 per person (assuming 35 participants)


    Trainer

    Brian Skogen is the school social worker at Canby Public Schools. He is also one of the founders and now coordinates the SWWC School Crisis Response Team, which serves the 18 counties in southwest and west central Minnesota. Brian is certified through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) in the area of School Crisis Management. He is a member of the SWMN EMS CISM Team, spent 23 years on his local fire department, 16 years as an EMT and 17 years on the Yellow Medicine County Technical Rescue Team. He currently teaches fire/rescue through MN West Community and Technical College and has done so for 23 years. He has a master's degree in school counseling. Brian lives in rural Canby with his wife and kids.