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COLUMBUS STATE Hosting Critical Response Training

Day-long program set for Wednesday, February 11

February 9, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

When a critical situation strikes a college campus, experts should be ready with the latest psychological training and insight available.  A proactive approach in Ohio will offer comprehensive training to selected staff members at colleges and universities in the state.  The first step in the process is the day-long "Joining Forces - College and University Psychological First Aid" training session on Wednesday.
 
This initial pilot program will train about two dozen experts, including mental health experts and higher education counselors.  The newly-developed "Psychological First Aid" manual for use during critical incidents will be the guide.  It's sort of a “training the trainer” concept.
 
Participants will then evaluate the training and make adjustments to curriculum and delivery. The program will eventually be offered to all Ohio colleges and universities wanting training for their experts.  That session will be held in the next few months and is expected to attract 200 or more people.  A date and location have not been selected.
 
The long-range plan calls for forming regional teams that could respond to any Ohio college to assist in the aftermath of a situation and the emotional needs that could arise.
 
This process is a spinoff of the Governor's task force on campus security.
 
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Editors note: The conference will be held in the ballroom of the Center for Workforce Development beginning at 9 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, 2009.  The center is located at 315 Cleveland Avenue (corner of Cleveland Avenue and Grove Street) on the campus of Columbus State Community College.

 

 

 

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