OSPA Crisis Response Team

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OSPA Crisis Response Team
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Accessing and Implementing
Your State-Wide
Crisis Repsonse Team
Ohio School Psychologists Association
May 5, 2005
700 - 900
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OSPAs Crisis Response Team

• Debbie Liddy, School Psychologist, Mid-Ohio
  Educational Service Center
• Joan Ann Hoskinson, Coordinator, Special
  Education Eastland-Fairfield Career Technical
  Schools
• Debra K. Buck, Educational Assessment Project
  Coordinator and School Psychologist Southeastern
  Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center
• Brian Hill, School Psychologist, Akron Public
  Schools
• Bill Stencil, Lead Manager, Office of
  Psychological Services Cleveland Municipal School
  District, Committee Chair

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Introduction of Committee Members
• History
• Purpose
• Mission
• Response Team Structure
• Crisis Levels

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• Referral Process
• Resource and Training
• Role of the Regional Representatives
• Summary
• Questions and Comments
• Closing

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OPSA Crisis Committee Mission Statement

• To facilitate student and staff psychological
  well being, in order to enable schools to resume
  normal activities after a crisis, which would
  maximize educational performance.

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The OSPA Statewide Crisis Response Team would
like to assist school psychologists in their
response to students and families in crisis
situations by

• Gathering information about crisis prevention,
  intervention, and postvention and making this
  information available to OSPA members.
• Providing a supportive network of professionals
  to increase knowledge and skills in crisis
  situations.
• Increasing collaborative involvement in regional
  / state teams in preparation for possible
  response to a region / state crisis.
• To provide on-site crisis assistance.

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School District In Crisis
Contact Internal Resources (Level 1, 2, or 3)
Contact District Buddy
Contact OSPA Regional Rep (Level 4 or 5)
Regional Rep. As A Resource
OSPA CRT Will Respond (On-Site Visit
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Levels of Crisis
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Levels of Crisis

• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Level 5

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Level 1

• The situation is confined to an individual or a
  small group. Building and support staff can
  comfortably manage the needed intervention (E.g.
  potential suicide, death in a students family,
  significant medical condition)

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Level 2

• A class or grade level has been impacted.
  Long-term care may be required for selected
  individuals. Building staff can manage the
  needed interventions. Referral to outside
  agencies is possible. (E.g. nonviolent death of a
  student or staff member, violence in the
  neighborhood, outbreak of infectious disease)

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Level 3

• An entire building requires immediate, intensive
  action. Other buildings may experience a lesser
  impact. Long-term internal support and the help
  of outside agencies will be necessary. (E.g.
  completed suicide, homicide/violence on school
  grounds, violent death of student / staff,
  accident of school bus, natural catastrophe
  impacting the community, outbreak of infectious
  disease)

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Level 4

• There is an impact on multiple buildings and/or a
  sizable portion of the district. Immediate and
  long-term, intensive intervention is needed.
  (E.g. Multiple suicides, violent attack on a
  school or schools, multiple deaths/accident
  involving several buildings, major catastrophe to
  a school, such as a fire or explosion)

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Level 5

• There is an impact on more than one school
  district and/or community. Local crisis
  personnel are personally impacted. Immediate and
  long-term, intensive interventions are needed.
  (E.g. Natural disasters, attacks of terrorism,
  major catastrophe to an entire community)

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Resources
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OSPA Crisis Response Team Resources

• Handouts
• Books
• Articles

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Background of the Teams Training
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Training for Schools - Districts Regions
State

• What it will include
• How it can be delivered
• Who will be team members doing the training
• Who should be on the teams to be trained
• How trainings can be arranged
• When will the trainings be available

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OSPA Crisis Team

• Team Members
• Team Roles
• Types of Interventions

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OSPA Crisis Team Organization

• District Level Interventions handled within that
  District.
• When resources within the district are exhausted,
  the State Crisis Team along with the District
  Buddy should be contacted.

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OSPA Crisis Team Members
and Their Roles
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Regional Crisis Response Representative

• Acts as a consultant
• Direct access to local and state provided
  resources
• Access volunteers
• Assist with coordination of Buddy Districts

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Regional Rep. Cont

• Contact Crisis area
• Directions
• Determine on-site contact person
• Gather facts
• Secure meeting space
• Make lodging and food arrangements

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Regional Rep. Cont

• Acts as Contact for Regional and State Team
• Share in yearly updates from State Team
• Share regional and state-wide training
  opportunities

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On-Site Team Leader

• First on-site
• Gather information
• Background
• Preliminary Decisions
• Meet with Support Personnel

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Crisis Team Members

• Sort the issues
• Take on needed roles for interventions and
  assignments
• Walk through crisis site

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Types of Interventions

• Crisis Consultation
• Share Materials
• Connect with Area Resources
• Consultation by phone, email, etc.
• On-Site Interventions
• Family Community Meeting
• Large Scale Crisis Management Briefings
• Small Group Crisis Debriefings

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