1. Crisis Response & Mental Health Resources for School Social Workers Colorado School Social Workers’ Conference October 4, 2013 Christine R. Harms MS, Director Anna Gisetti MA, School Outreach Consultant Colorado School Safety Resource Center Colorado Department of Public Safety

2. Colorado School Safety Resource Center Colorado School Safety Resource Center (C.R.S. 24-33.5-1803) ConsultationResourcesTrainingTechnical Assistance www.Colorado.gov/SchoolSafetyResourceCenter Safe & Secure Learning Environments Positive School Climates Early Intervention to Prevent Crises

3. www.Colorado.gov/schoolsafetyresourcecenter On Twitter at: @CoSSRC

4. Questions to be Addressed Colorado School Safety Resource Center  What are some of the resources for school social workers from the Colorado School Safety Resource Center?  What is the role of the social worker in the event of a crisis?  What resources are available to help you educate teachers about students with mental health concerns?

5. Colorado School Safety Resource Center

6. School Safety and Comprehensive Planning  US Department of Education Colorado School Safety Resource Center

7. Suggested School Teams: Colorado School Safety Resource Center  Building Safety Planning Team  Responsible for the building safety plan including outlining all emergency actions/response protocols.  Assesses physical safety of the building (interior & exterior)  Plans for psychological safety of students & staff i.e. establishes other teams, arranges for team trainings, school climate considerations and prevention programs  Documents and assesses after any drills or real incidents  Building Crisis Team  Holds an Incident Command Structure (ICS) role  Trained to respond in a crisis to fulfill that role  Threat Assessment Team  Multidisciplinary team trained in threat assessment according to school policy  Psychological Recovery Team  Mental health professionals trained to identify and provide follow-up interventions for students and staff after a building crisis

8. Colorado School Safety Resource Center

9. Getting Started Initial School Preparedness Organizing the Response Supporting Grieving Students Putting the Plan into Action Conclusion Crisis Planning for an Off-Campus Event Colorado School Safety Resource Center U.S. Department of Education

10. Scenario Colorado School Safety Resource Center  School officials learn on Sunday that a seventh grade student has died in a car accident on Saturday evening.  No other students were involved.

11. What Needs to Happen Now? Colorado School Safety Resource Center

12. Organizing a School Crisis Response  Upon learning of a crisis the building principal would:  Verify the information/identify family liaison  Notify 911 (if appropriate) & district administration  Call together the building crisis team  Consider consultation with law enforcement to avoid interference with ongoing investigation  Devise a plan of action for the school: Colorado School Safety Resource Center

13. Organizing a School Crisis Response  Identify victims & secure personal belongings  Decide what type of response is appropriate: grief, trauma or both  Make initial notification to staff and announcement of before and after school meetings the day of the crisis response  Hold a staff briefing  Mobilize the media liaison  Write statements for phone inquiries  Assess security needs Colorado School Safety Resource Center

14. Organizing a School Crisis Response Colorado School Safety Resource Center  Prepare written announcement for staff to relay info to students  Assess need for outside assistance  Notify other schools/organizations that might be impacted  Compile a list of possible at-risk students  Organize a SafeRoom, supplies & activities  Initial planning for memory activity  Have follow-up resources identified and available, include these in notification to parents

15. Organizing a School Crisis Response Colorado School Safety Resource Center  Prepare notification(s) to be sent home to parents/guardians including tips for helping their children cope, policy for attendance at funerals, follow-up meetings at school and resources, etc.  Prepare plans for follow up: rest of the week, day of the funeral, interventions necessary beyond the drop-in center remember needs of at-risk students, general population and ALL staff.  Meet with school staff at the end of the day  Meet with SafeRoom staff at the end of the day  Visit the family

16. Possible Additional Staff Trainings Colorado School Safety Resource Center PREPaRE - Designed by the National Association of School Psychologists. www.nasponline.org Colorado Society of School Psychologists (CSSP) chararmstrong@mindspring.com chararmstrong@mindspring.com Colorado Department of Health & Environment conducts free workshops on a number of related topics: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/HIVandSTD/tatp/tatptraini ng.html Suicide Assessment/Intervention Training – contact CSSRC Threat Assessment Team Training– contact CSSRC

17. Resources:  Crisis Management Institute: Cheri Lovre www.cmionline.orgwww.cmionline.org  The American Psychological Association - http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html  The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - http://www.istss.org/resources/index.cfm http://www.istss.org/resources/index.cfm  The National Center for School Crisis & Bereavement – http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org  The National Child Traumatic Stress Network – www.nctsnet.org Colorado School Safety Resource Center

18. Mental Health Resources Anna Gisetti MA School Outreach Consultant

19. www.co.train.org Basic Mental Health Awareness for Educators

20. Course Learning Objectives

21. Six Major Groups

22. Anxiety Disorders

23. Signs and Symptoms

24. Strategies

25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jOKtTyulXQ OCD Signs and Symptoms

26. Strategies

27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8vZxDa2KPM&list=PLDuKXs- qp_Gdau87_vA3hyNy1XzWkuwGF PTSD

29. Strategies

30. Knowledge Check

31. Review

32. Strategies

34. Final Assessment

35.  School-based Behavioral Health--www.sbbh.pitt.eduwww.sbbh.pitt.edu  Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health-- www.macmh.org www.macmh.org  Child/Adolescent Mental Health Information-- http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/schoolpsychiatry _childadolescent.asp http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/schoolpsychiatry _childadolescent.asp  Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect-- https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/in dex.cfm?event=stateStatutes.processSearch https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/in dex.cfm?event=stateStatutes.processSearch  School and Classroom strategies: Eating Disorders-- http://studentsfirstproject.org/wp-content/uploads/ED-Quick- Fact-Sheet-Strategies.pdf http://studentsfirstproject.org/wp-content/uploads/ED-Quick- Fact-Sheet-Strategies.pdf Additional Resources

36. Thank you for sharing your time today! We wish you a safe and successful school year. Chris Harms: (303) 239-4534 christine.harms@state.co.us Anna Gisetti: (303) 239-4533 anna.gisetti@state.co.us