Catastrophic Events Resource Manual

$55.00

The Catastrophic Events Resource Manual divides responses to life-threatening events on campus into four categories:

  • I – Saving Lives (the Rapid Response Team [RRT] mobilization to the hot spot)
  • II -Keeping those out of the zone of emergency safe (simultaneous to RRT mobilization)
  • III -From reunification through start-up of school (dealing with crime scene, student and parent meetings for re-establishing a sense of trust and safety)
  • IV -From the return to school through follow-up (the next 1 – 5 years)

Ms. Lovre has taken the lessons learned from responding at school shootings, New York following 9/11, natural disasters and a host of smaller events to put the response efforts into a process designed to work within the NIMS/ICS structure (Incident Command and National Incident Management System). This book is a compliment to the Crisis Resource Manual, which organizes the response to the more common, ordinary kinds of deaths and crises that schools face.

Description

Ms. Lovre has taken the lessons learned from responding at school shootings, New York following 9/11, natural disasters and a host of smaller events to put the response efforts into a process designed to work within the NIMS/ICS structure (Incident Command and National Incident Management System). This book is a compliment to the Crisis Resource Manual, which organizes the response to the more common, ordinary kinds of deaths and crises that schools face.

Chapter One – Responding (where you can find it in a crisis – up front!)

The First Crucial Hour

Student Relocation and Stabilization

Meeting Student, Staff and Parent Needs (between reunification and start-up of school)

Long Term Needs (from first day back through five years of follow-up)

Role of Central Office

Role of School Boards

Chapter Two – Planning

  • Planning – General – Varieties of Drills
  • Planning for Phase I
  • Planning for Phase II
  • Planning for Phase III
  • Planning for Phase IV

Chapter Three – Forms, Flyers and Letters

  • List of People/Tasks
  • Fax to Media
  • Incoming Counselors Sign-up Sheet
  • Agenda for Incoming Counselors Meeting During Response
  • Guidelines for Teachers
  • Guidelines for Returning Student Belongings
  • Agenda and Handout for Parent Meetings
  • Details for Staff – Keeping Them Updated
  • The Great Collaboration Meeting
  • Incoming Counselors Meeting for Planning Stage
  • Other With Whom You Might Coordinate

Chapter Four – Media Relations

  • Planning – Managing the Media
  • Planning for Responding to Catastrophic Events

Chapter Five – Background Information

  • Background Information
  • Upgrading Your Plan
  • The Nature of Catastrophic Events
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Collaboration
  • Communications
  • Getting Through the First Weeks
  • Timelines from One Example (Thurston High School Shooting)
  • Considerations in Responding to These Events

Chapter Five – Training

  • Descriptions for Training for Various Staff Positions

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs