Crisis Intervention in Schools

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Crisis Intervention in Schools

• Training Seminars for School Psychologists

B. Meissner, Bavaria, Germany
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Critital Incidents in Schools all over the World
Oklahoma City, 1995
Littleton, Colorado, 1999
Flint, Michigan, 19..
Shanghai 2001
Den Haag, Netherlands, 2004
Beslan, Russia, 2005
Emsdetten, Germany 2006
Blackberg, USA, 2007
Erfurt, Germany, 2002
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Traumatic events mad runs
deathsaccidentsnatural catastrophiesthreatssu
icidesexual abuse, violation....
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Stress Mechanism

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Intervention

• Support schools coping with crises
• Cooperation with regional helpers
• Support individuals and groups coping with crisis
  
• Psycho-education for professionals and
  paraprofessionals

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Tools for Intervention

• Copings BASIC-PH
• Define support Circles of vulnerability and
  support
• Group Crisis Intervention (NOVA)
• Deal with media
• Psychoeducation
• Safety Analysis
• Networks

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THE INTEGRATIVE MODEL
EMOTIONS
I NTUITION
REALITY
ACTION
SELF
ROLE
OTHERS/
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ORGANISATION
HUMOUR
KNOWLEDGE PRACTICAL
VALUE






Ph
B
A
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C
AFFECT
IMAGINATION
PHYSICAL
BELIEF
SOCIAL
COGNITION
JUNG
FRANKL
MASLOW ROGERS
DE BONO
PAVLOV
ERICSON
BECK
ELLIS
FRANKL
FREUD
ADLER
WATSON
Stress Prevention Center, Kyriat Shmona, Israel

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Know Ones Personal Reactions

• When dealing with death and bereavement you must
  reflect your own experience with death and loss.
• Looking back the individual coping strategies
  become clear.
• You can only support others when you know that
  one can cope.

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Intervention Circles
CIRCLES OF VULNERABILITY
CIRCLES OF SUPPORT
PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL
TEACHERS
INSPECTOR
PSYCHOLOGIST
CLASSMATES
TEACHER
INSPECTOR
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
ALL THE STAFF PARENTS
THE WHLE NEIGHBORHOOD
SOCIAL WORKER
INJURED CHILDREN,
COLLEAGUES
FAMILY
FAMILY
NEIGHBORS
WITNESSES
OTHER CLASSES
VOLUNTEERS
OTHER SCHOOLS
CSPC, Tel Hai College, Kiryat Shmona
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Three Dimensions Group Crisis Intervention
(NOVA)

• Safety Security (SS)
• Freedom from fears terrors associated with
  event
• Ventilation Validation (VV)
• tell story of their experiences, understand
  patterns of traumatic reactions, recognize human
  commonality of that pattern
• Prediction Prepare (PP)
• What may happen in the future methods of
  planning for secondary injuries or ongoing
  emotional response-provide roadmap
• Bill Pfohl, Western Kenticky University, USA

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Post-ventionMain Aims

• Care for individuals and groups
• Counseling or therapy
• Special trainings
• Enhance coping strategies
• Psycho-education

• Care for community
• Help reconstruct torn fabric in community life
• New belief in safe life together
• Discuss values
• Detect chance in the catastrophy

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Pre-ventionMain Aims

• Safe school
• Continuous work for atmosphere of trust
• Round tables with specialists
• School crisis intervention team

• Safety analysis in cases of
• Threats against members of school community
• Danger of suicide
• Mobbing, bullying

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COMENIUS SeminarsApplication Procedure

• Apply to EuroCom Bernhard Meissner
• www.ispaweb.org
• If accepted get documents and guidance for
  application to national Comenius Agency
• Eligible are SPs from EU countries
• Maximum 10 per country (recommended at least 2
  from a country), at least 3 countries
• Language English/ simulations in native tongue if
  possible

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Next Courses

• July 12-18, 2008 Utrecht (after ISPA Coll.)
• September 2008 Romania
• June 2008 Advanced course
• June 2008 Basic course for Eastern Europe
• 2008 Train the Trainer
• Ideas for more courses, different sponsors

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meissner_at_ispaweb.org