Crisis Response
The primary purpose of “crisis response” is to help
students and staff cope with painful emotions and feelings resulting
from a community or school related crisis.
Historical Background: The SFUSD Crisis Response
plan and professional development were created in 1991. Building
upon existing information and material, SHPD established a crisis response
team comprised of school nurses, health educators and counselors. The
team was charged with the task of developing a Crisis Response Manual
for SFUSD, which was completed in fall, 1991.
What is the goal of the Crisis Response?
The primary purpose of school-based crisis response is to assist students
and staff manage painful emotions and feelings that result from a
community or school related crisis. In addition, SFUSD crisis
response intervention assists the school community to return to established
routines as quickly as possible following the crisis.
Current Status:
SHPD coordinates the district crisis response, which involves updating
the manual and providing professional development.
How does it work?
Currently all school sites are required to identify a crisis response
team and send this information to SHPD. All sites have received
professional development on how to handle a crisis.
- Calls come into SHPD Nurse of the Day (NOD).
- The NOD completes the intake form, referring the caller to the
crisis response manual, advising them to activate their CRT (crisis
response team).
- The NOD consults with the district coordinator and an assessment
is made if additional resources will be required.
- Additional district departments, city or county departments and
private volunteers are notified as to a potential need for service
if necessary.
The district coordinator contacts the site and debriefs the incident,
insuring that we continuously modify and improve the program.
Activities within SFUSD and SHPD that support crisis response:
- NOD
- Safe Schools/Healthy Student Initiative
- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
- HIV prevention
- High School Health Promotion Committee
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