School Crisis Response: A New Standard of Care

Requesting This Course:

• This course is being offered as a Virtual Training! Learn More & Register.
• For information on requesting this course for your organization through our Speakers Bureau program, please contact Millie Morehouse at [email protected].

Course Description:

This half-day training is designed to give school administrators insights into the changing landscape of crisis management. School administrators are responsible for the care, welfare and safety of all students and faculty/staff during school hours and at school events.  Therefore, it is important for them to know, understand and implement strategies that are aligned with best practice and evidenced-based approaches which are elucidated in this training.  Special attention will be given to common practices and traditions that put school personnel in harm’s way when it comes to civil liability.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify the biological and psychological reactions to a crisis.
• Participants will be able to describe the major components of effective crisis management
• Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of crisis recovery
• Participants will be able to elucidate common pitfalls employed by school personnel that put them at risk. 

Certificates and Continuing Education:

General Contact Hours: 

3.5 Contact Hours; .35 General CEUs from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Dept. of Emergency Health Services Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). Based on a formula of 1 Continuing Education Unit for every 10 contact/classroom hours.

ICISF Certificate of Completion:

After the completion of this ICISF course, with verified full attendance, participants are eligible to receive an electronic ICISF Certificate of Completion including General Continuing Education Units. Participants are required to complete a course evaluation prior to receiving this Certificate of Completion. 

Completion of ICISF courses and receipt of an ICISF Certificate of Completion does not attest to competence in the field, nor does it provide certification in the field of CISM. 

** Please check with your state licensing board prior to registration to see if they will accept the Certificate of Completion as a means for continuing education.

*PLEASE NOTE: These hours are only applicable towards courses offered at Virtual Trainings, Conferences, Online Courses, and the World Congress.

Learn more on our ICISF Continuing Education Information page.