Thursday, November 16, 2017 - Friday, November 17, 2017
PREPaRE Workshop 2 Crisis Intervention and Recovery: The Roles of School-Based Mental Health Professionals
Hosted by Western Suffolk BOCES
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 a school-associated crisis event. With updated research and crisis intervention strategies, 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, evaluates the degree of psychological trauma, responds to the psychological needs of members of the school community and examines the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts. Includes continental breakfast and lunch both days and materials.
Location: 31 Lee Avenue, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798
If you are employed by a school district, registration is now open in My Learning Plan, WSB catalog. If not, please contact Susan Kessler at skessler@wsboces.org and she will assist you with registration. Please encourage your school administrators to take these courses as well. Completion of PREPaRE Workshop 2 is required by at least one mental health crisis team member in a school district in order for that school district to join the Long Island School Practitioner Network (LISPAN). For more information about LISPAN, please visit www.lispan.org. If you have any questions, please call me at 631-543-8336.Thank you.
Dr. Anthony Pantaleno