EBC-R Crisis Intervention Procedure

CRISIS INTERVENTION PROCEDURE

Step 1 Protect the privacy and wishes of the family.
Step 2 Verify the information regarding the crisis. One person (principal or designee)
Shall contact appropriate resources for verification.
Step 3 Notify the CIT-D chairperson who will notify the Superintendent or designee.
The Superintendent is the only person authorized to release information to the
media.
Step 4 Convene CIT-B to determine:
Phase I
1. The nature and extent of the event
2. Number of buildings involved (siblings?)
3. Who should be involved (other CIT-B, community agencies and services)
4. Delegate responsibility

Step 5 Initiate Action Through Appropriate Team Members

1. Communicate accurate information to teachers
2. Teacher (or other adults) Communicate appropriate information to students
3. Teachers ask for extra assistance from specialists as needed (CIT-D)
4. Teachers help students process feelings in homerooms whenever possible
5. Teachers give information about resource people where students can go throughout the day

After Day One

Step 6 Reconvene CIT-B

1. Team debriefing
2. Assess student and teachers needs
3. Adjust what will be done on following days
Phase II
Evaluate

Step 7 Convene final CIT-B meeting

1. Determine plan of action for further staff development
2. Establish long range plan for students needing extended intervention

The CIT-D Chairperson

Step 8 Convenes final CIT-D/CIT-B meeting

1. Evaluate the process
2. Plan to address identified needs

Adopted: May 14, 1990
Revised: May, 2001
Revised: June 11, 2001