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575 School Safety: Crisis Planning
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Crisis Recovery

Introduction

One of the major goals of recovery is to provide a caring and supportive environment after a crisis. The objective to return to "normalcy" and restore infrastructure as soon as possible after a crisis occurs. The focus should be on students and the physical building, and make sure to take as much time as needed for recovery.

Students on a bus with a ball looking out the window.
One of the major goals of recovery is to provide care and support after a crisis.

School staff should be trained on how to deal with the emotional impact of the crisis, as well as to assess the emotional needs of everyone involved, including staff members, students, and emergency responders.

Recovery

After a crisis, look at the roles and responsibilities of school staff and others who will assist in recovery. District-level counselors may want to train the school staff to deal with the emotional impact to determine specific intervention needs. You may even want to use outside service providers. But, make sure you review the credentials of those providers and certify those who will be used during recovery.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

5-1. What is one of the major goals of crisis recovery?