About the Training:  School populations often suffer losses requiring flight teams to be deployed and safe rooms opened for emotional support of students and staff. Much attention is focused on safely supporting students through the grief process but debriefing of the safe room staff and other adults may be neglected in the intensity of the response. Everyone involved in the response needs an opportunity to put words to the experience, examine their own emotional state, and move toward closure. This training will provide guidance for leading a focused and effective debriefing process for flight teams with an opportunity to practice techniques for unpacking unresolved issues. Sample debriefing scripts will be provided. While this training is focused on debriefing flight teams, we will also touch upon applying the principles to guide the process for school staff.     

Course Objectives: As a result of this class, participants will: 

1) increase the school or district Flight Team capacity to support impacted students and staff

2) gain understanding and tools to support staff experiencing vicarious trauma

3) evaluate and improve the response process

4) learn ways to identify staff needing additional support. 

PSESD Safety Cooperative Pricing

No cost for up to 2 participants per PSESD Safety Cooperative member district. 20% discount for additional participants.*

Safety Cooperative Members: Auburn ● Bellevue ● Bethel ● Clover Park ● Eatonville ● Enumclaw ● Fife ● Highline ● Issaquah ● Lake Washington ● Mercer Island ● Orting ● Renton ● Riverview ● Shoreline ● Snoqualmie Valley ● Sumner-Bonney Lake ● Tacoma ●  University Place ● White River

PSESD Threat Assessment Cooperative Pricing

No cost to attend for PSESD Threat Assessment Cooperative Members* 

Threat Assessment Cooperative Members: Bethel ● Fife ● Green Dot ● Kings Schools ●  Lake Washington ● Mercer Island ● Orting ● Renton ● Riverview ● Shoreline ● Snoqualmie Valley ● Tukwila ● Vashon Island

*A coupon code will be needed to register at no cost or at 20% off. Please email cdempsey@psesd.org or contract your district Safety Administrator

A full refund will be granted if PSESD cancels the course. If a participant needs to cancel their registration for an event, the following guidelines apply:

• A 90% refund will be granted if an email notice of cancellation is received by the PSESD class coordinator more than three full working days prior to the class start date. (e.g., if a class starts on Friday, the registration would need to be cancelled by 11:59 PM the Monday prior to the class)
• If the registration fee was paid by credit card 120 days before the cancellation, the refund will appear on the credit card used for the initial transaction. If it is beyond the 120 days, a refund check will be issued.
• If the registration fee was secured with a purchase order, only the cancellation fee will be invoiced. Registrants should notify their district that they did not attend the course.