PREPaRE

Schools play a critical role in crisis prevention and response, meeting not just the needs of students but also of staff, families, and often the local community. School safety and crisis teams must be adequately trained in terms of types of crises, systems, procedures, and the unique mental health needs that can arise as a result of a crisis.

This 2-day workshop provides school-based mental health professionals and other school crisis intervention team members with the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop teaches participants how to prevent and prepare for psychological trauma, helps to reaffirm both the physical health of members of the school community and students’ perceptions that they are safe and secure, evaluate conduct psychological triage, responds to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multitiered approach, and examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts.

Dates: November 29, 2023, and November 30, 2023

Time: 8:00 - 3:30 pm

Audience: This workshop is an excellent course for all professionals in your district who have been identified as providers of mental health crisis intervention. This may include Administrators, School Resource Officers, School Psychologists, Social Workers, School Counselors, Nurses, Special Education Teachers, and Mental Health Crisis Team Members.

Cost: $55 per participant for materials

Registration deadline is October 20th!

PREPaRE aligns with many of Pennsylvania’s ongoing statewide initiatives, several of which are part of legislation focused on school safety and mental health. The PREPaRE model aligns with a multi-tiered approach. While PREPaRE is about crisis response, the model is supported by universal schoolwide prevention efforts, as well as the range of methods in place for identifying and supporting students that have social, emotional, and behavioral needs. PREPaRE also helps school personnel think about how crisis response efforts integrate with existing school-based teams, such as PBIS teams, SAP teams, threat assessment teams, and others. Many of these requirements are established through state legislation including Act 71, Act 44, and Act 18

For content/material-related questions, please contact:

Bryda Drumm bryda.drumm@miu4.org

Jennifer Guthrie jennifer.guthrie@miu4.org

Sara Joseph sara.joseph@miu4.org

For registration questions, please contact:

Jackie Underwood

jaclyn.underwood@miu4.org