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Preparing for an Emergency/Crisis and developing
an Crisis/Emergency Operation Plan
Learn
more about the Full Multi-Hazard
Emergency Response Model

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below material included in Workshop
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The
impact of losing a member of the school community by a sudden death
such as illness, suicide, homicide, accident, natural disaster or other sudden tragedy
can have a devastating, and perhaps, long lasting impact on students
and staff. Teachers, students, administrators, and families are
stunned and often times overwhelmed with feelings of grief and
helplessness, and thoughts of confusion, guilt or resentment that
need to be addressed.
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If the crisis is managed
effectively, e.g., with an organized response structure specifically
designed to meet a particular school’s needs, those most impacted by the
crisis will be afforded the opportunity to feel valued, connected and
contained, rather than feeling helpless, alone and out of control.
Successful Multi-Hazard Crisis/Emergency Operations Plans are based on the
thoughtful assessment of potential problems in the school environment,
careful creation of a support network within and beyond the school, and the
active participation of faculty, staff and others in preparing for their incident
response roles.
Keys To Safer Schools.com (Keys)
has drawn on a wealth of national research and years of professional
experience to produce a Nationally utilized Template for schools to follow in developing a
Multi-Hazard Crisis/Emergency Operations Plan tailored to their specific needs and situation.
The Nationally utilized Template and the Multi-Hazard Plans produced by it have been reviewed by state
officials and meet the requirements established by regulation. The most
effective way to using this Template is as part of a Crisis Action Training
and Workshop that involves the staff at Keys facilitating a meeting of
First Responders, community stakeholders and others. The Template is used by the Keys professional staff to guide the
schools Response Team, First Responders and the community stakeholders and
leaders, through the steps of
developing and publishing a fully functional Multi-Hazard Plan. The following issues and
considerations should help you set the stage for an effective
Multi-Hazard Crisis/Emergency Operations Plan.
General Pre-Incident Planning Considerations
- Education/training of all faculty/staff who will fulfill crisis
response roles
Developmental and
ethnic
cultural
considerations of the student
population
Understanding different reactions to traumatic stress
Identifying and establishing linkages with community partners
Identification of potential at-risk
populations
Pre-Incident Education
- Prevention
programs on school and work place violence management
- Safety protocols: evacuation plans, notification of first responders,
etc.
Critical incident traumaEvaluation and Shelter sites
Positive coping
Critical incident intervention programs
Review & Customize Planned response protocols
Preparing to Manage an Incident
- Identify major stakeholders that could be impacted by event
Identify existing community partners of the stakeholder(s)
Identify existing critical incident consultants
of the stakeholder(s) (ex. Keys)
Identify existing mental health linkages of the stakeholder(s)
Identify first responder linkages of the stakeholder(s)
Function of school administrators not assigned a Planned Role
Function of classroom personnel not assigned a Planned Role
Role of parents
Roles of non-school based intervention personnel
Special Functions of the Mental Health Professionals (MHP)
Community based responders including law enforcement personnel
Faith based responders (Clergy)
Standardized training and credentialing process in Critical Incident
Stress Management (CISM)
Pre-Planning of Physical Sites
- Identify one or more communication/command center locations
Evaluation and Shelter sitesIdentify one or more media/presentation locations for PIO use (off
campus locations preferred)
Identify a meeting place where school-based critical incident staff
can coordinate efforts with external support providers and their own
response efforts
Identify a meeting place for impacted staff
Identify multiple meeting places for impacted students/youth
Identify a meeting place for parents
Establishing Links with Community Partners
- Community leaders that can provide resources to impacted populations
Clergy
Mental health professionals
Law enforcement personnel, including community services officers
Probation
Local housing authority
Neighborhood Boys and Girls Clubs
Local parent and teen organizations
Other community resources
and more.....
See what
others are saying about this training/workshop
A
School Principal at one school district said:
"This
has helped me a great deal in feeling much more comfortable in the event of
an emergency."
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to learn how others feel about Keys' Training
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This
two-day workshop will provide your school district with an excellent
Multi-Hazard
Crisis/Emergency
Operations Plans
This training is
a "must have" for every school in today's world!
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