Certify as a Flight Team Facilitator
Learn to train Flight Teams in person or remotely. You’ll master 20 different areas of focus and give attendees comprehensive guidance on how to respond and recover when crisis or tragedy strikes their school or district.
Instill Peace of Mind
Participants will leave this training prepared to train others in how to respond to a range of school tragedies and crises: deaths, homicides, natural disasters, and more. Cheri Lovre covers the practical aspects of response as well as the driving philosophy behind her approach.
A number of organizational options (district, regional, community) will be taught so you can maximize team strength.
Help Others Prepare
Each session is taught online, then trainees divide into small groups for activities to build skills. Using our streamlined video series, you’ll be ready to help schools and districts build an organized team and a plan of action for whatever comes their way.
Training Overview
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Training will be completed in ten 2-hour sessions.
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All participants attend a weekly Zoom session with Cheri.
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Weekly assignments are completed in small group online video sessions at times of your group’s choosing.
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Homework is submitted weekly for feedback and comments.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who has attended Cheri’s Lovre’s 3-Day Crisis Response Training Workshop and is passionate about training others
Investment
$695 per participant
What's Included
- 20 hours of live training with Cheri Lovre
- Access to all Handouts and Materials for use in future trainings
- Access to a private forum with all other trained facilitators
- Direct access to Cheri during “Office Hours”
- Discounts on future Webinars
- 15 weeks of video access for each training you facilitate
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Training your district’s crisis response team members is one truly amazing way to give back to your community.
Flight Team (crisis response team) members respond to and support campuses going through a crisis or tragedy. This course will give you the foundation to train new team members annually, be an empathic flight team leader, while also addressing any concerns you might have about the process.
Miko Price | School Counselor, Phoenix, AZ
Ready to get started?
Training investment is $695.
This two-part training can be taken in any order.
Fall & Winter Training:
(9 – 11:30 PST)
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2
Plus 5 additional dates in Winter/Spring 2022 TBD.
Material Covered
Orientation to Crisis Response
Overview of Crisis Response
Flow Chart of Crisis Day
Grief
Tasks of Grief
Developmental Stages of Grief
Suicide
Garlinghouse Theory
Impact of Suicide on a Response
Trauma
Trauma in the Individual
Trauma – Impact on a Response
Roles of Staff & Flight Team, Safe Room Activities
Roles of Staff and Flight Team
Safe Room Activities
Safe Room 2
Safe Room Organization
Safe Room Process
Life Tribute & Student Belongings, The Empty Desk
Life Tribute
Student Belongings and the Empty Desk
Media & Communications
Student Announcements
Media and Communications
Needs of Staff
Needs of Administration
Needs of Staff
Life Tribute and Next Steps
Life Tribute
Next Steps: Organizational Options
Recommended Material
Crisis Resource Manual, included
Those who are taking this training will already have a Crisis Resource Manual from having taken the Flight Team training in the past. If yours has been lost or was left at a prior position location, please contact CMI at info@cmionline.org.
Training Manual, $55 for attendees
We highly recommend that this be used with the Crisis Resource Manual. Each chapter covers a different content area, and some chapters have exercises designed to help participants become more aware of their own issues from past experiences.
Safe Room Book, $18
This book covers all dimensions of facilitating Safe Rooms — those nurturing spaces set aside for students who are in more profound grief following the death of a peer. Topics include philosophy, room set-up, rules and behavior management, activities and much more.