2015-2016 Crisis & Trauma Preparedness

1. 2015-2016Crisis & Trauma Preparedness

2. 2015-2016 Initiatives • Crisis & Trauma Training and Resources • Mental Health Crisis Supports • Safety & Security Measures

3. Crisis & Trauma Training and Resources

4. 2014-2015Key Trained Staff All Counselors trained in- • Youth Mental Health First Aid • Resilience and Coping Intervention • QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) • Psychological Skills for Recovery All Social Workers trained in- • Resilience and Coping Intervention • QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) • Psychological Skills for Recovery All Nurses trained in- • Youth Mental Health First Aid • Reaching Resiliency • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention • Strategies for Working with Emotionally Dysregulated Students

5. 2015-2016 Crisis & Trauma Training All Building Administrators will be trained in- Youth Mental Health First Aid—July 28th and August 3rd All Counselors will be trained in- Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators—Sept. 4th All Social Workers will be trained in- Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators—Sept. 4th All Nurses will be trained in- Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators—Sept. 4th All Security Staff will be trained in- Youth Mental Health First Aid—Sept. 4th

6. Training Opportunities for Buildings • Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators—presented by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition • Overview of Traumatic Stress Children—1 hour overview that can be completed at a principals meeting, schools can tailor a program to fit the needs of their students—presented by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition • Youth Mental Health First Aid—presented by CHADS, Great Circle, DMH, KUTO • Conversations Presentations (topics include diversity, trauma, depression and others)—presented by CHADS

7. Additional Resources Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators Resources on Resilience Trauma Sensitive School Checklist Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety Useful Websites: www.nasponline.org National Association of School Psychologists www.nctsnet.org National Child Trauma Stress Network www.samhsa.gov Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

8. Mental Health Crisis Supports

9. On Call Mental Health Crisis Supports Ferguson-Florissant School Counselors Ferguson-Florissant Social Workers Special School District Social Workers Great Circle Therapists Crisis Support Contacts Aimee Cacciatore—Director of Student Services 314-506-9955 Office 314-541-5806 Cell Jennifer Lane—Guidance & Counseling Coordinator 314-595-3899 Office 314-630-2792 Cell

10. Safety & Security Measures

11. Safety & Security Measures • Preparing for a Safe School Day, prior to August 13, 2015 • Emergency Building Plans • Review and update your building level Emergency Plan! • Brief all staff both Certified and non-Certified • Spend extra time as needed with new staff, especially those with assigned duties in your plan, including but not limited to: • New Principals • Security Officers • Custodians • Nurses

12. Safety & Security Measures • Ask Questions • What useful, special training does your staff possess? • Did you know your Security Officers have training in: • Moving through crowds • Defense against sharp weapons • How, as a last resort, to disarm a person with a firearm • No one should be assigned a task, in the plan unless they are: • aware of what the task is, and • they are willing and capable of performing the specified duties required • Incorporate the new “Civil Unrest” annex into your existing plan • Ensure staff has been briefed on the new plan index • Concentrate on your plans “Shelter in Place”, “Lockdown” and “Intruder” protocols

13. Safety & Security Measures • Intelligence • District Administrator receive weekly updates on any know protest activities from: Federal, Sate and Local Law Enforcement Officials • Day of Peaceful Remembrance • Law Enforcement reach out to the parents of Michael Brown to offer an escort • Law Enforcement have altered there tactics for staging • At this time, there is no plan to have Officers on overtime and staged for a protest • Officers will be on call, and if required, stage out of site at protest • Social Media • District Administrators will monitor accessible social media • District Administrators will brief the Superintendent and other Administrators, as required

14. Safety & Security Measures • Security • Security Officers have been very active in obtaining special training relating to: • Civil Unrest • Diversity • Recognizing possible student unrest • Department of Justice • Nationally recognized School Safety Officer training through NASARO & MOCES • 24-hour course dealing with Emergency Plans and best practices for operating as an SSO (August 5, 6, 7) • 8-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid

15. Safety & Security Measures • Remember • Be Adaptable • Be Alert for changes in student behavior • Be Aware of your surroundings • Be Prepared • Don’t be afraid to ask for help • In the Future • District will be increasing video surveillance • Hardening entry is at the elementary level • Security Officers will be completing C.R.O.S.S. training

16. Crisis & Trauma Preparedness2015-2016 QUESTIONS? Education is not possible without a SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT