Course Outline

The 'Crisis Response – How to immediately respond to a trauma or loss within the school community' course takes place over a day and is delivered from our counselling centre.

Course Aims

• To help to develop school policies surrounding this area and to identify staff roles
• To develop appropriate ways of notifying staff, students and parents of the situation 
• To have a better understanding of what to say and what not to say in the immediate days after the crisis 
• To know how to identify vulnerable students and be aware of what help and support they may need 
• Identifying how to deal with grief at different ages and developmental stages 
• To have an awareness of the complex reactions to suicide 
• Help with preparing assemblies and lesson plans which are age appropriate 
• To have tools to use with the students to help them to manage their emotions and have ways to cope
  
  

• To have a greater understanding of complicated grief and other losses which may arise 
• To develop ways to normalise all feelings that may arise 
• To help develop celebration of life events and memorials, where appropriate 
• To be aware of the importance of self-care