ISPA 29th International School Psychology Colloquium

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING

Bernhard Meissner, Bavaria, Germany Drs. Olanda Momcilovic, Holland

Jean-Luc Pilet, FranceHelen Bakker, Initial liaison ISPA-NEPES

Agenda

1. Overview of development of EuroCom and Crisis Management

2. Developments in different countries3. Plans/next steps for next courses4. ISPA European Training Center5. EuroCom Co-Chairs6. ICRN: New chairs7. Cooperation with NEPES

Importance of European Collaboration

• Europe is in the process of integration• The educational system (ES) is vital for

the views on the world of the next generation

• School psychology has an important role to play in the ES

• It is necessary to know what is going on in different countries: Affiliates know.

• Those working in the domain should be involved.

EuroCom

2001 Dinan, 2002 Nyborg, 2004 Exeter

Attempts to to get European colleagues together to more focussed topic failed

2005 Athens: Chair Bernhard Meissner

“The present audience at the meeting approves of taking the topic of crisis intervention and prevention as means for developing further closer professional cooperation among European school psychologists.”

1996 Eger, Keynote of Bernie Stein on Crisis Intervention

1999 Konstanz/Kreuzlingen, Foundation of the International Crisis Response Network (ICRN) in ISPA

2002 Bavarian School Psychologists trained NOVA Crisis Management by Bill Pfohl – used it in Erfurt

2003 – 05 COMENIUS trainings for European School Psychologists: Trento, Nyborg, Innsbruck, Frantiskovy Lazne, Athens

2006 Advanced Tr.: Long Beach, Ca.,

2007 Tampere 166 trained

Crisis Management

Development

Crisis management

leads to prevention.

It promotes school development:

• In crises students, teachers and schools need support

• Public attention – recogniction of school psych work

• Prevention is the conclusion after disasters

• This topic could be the best means at the moment to promote cooperation among European school psychologists.

Development in Bavaria

• Crisis response and coping team after Erfurt

• About 40 got basic training

• Annual meetings of 2 days

• Contract of MoE with school insurance

• MoE wants to reduce central group rather than extend

NIP Crisis Intervention Network of School Psychologist

The Netherlands

Mrs.drs. Olanda Momcilovic

2003-2007• September 2003 the first group – Trento

• Back home: - orientation• - 4 regional teams:23 members

- working as volunteers• - interventions• - define own role

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Other activities

• “Modest cases”

• Lectures about the subject – university students– teachers

• Writing articles for the papers

• Interviews on radio and TV

• National symposium • Sri Lanka

Challenges

• How to define our role before starting support

• How to cooperate with mental health organisations (often good organised, but more bureaucratic)

• How to be immediately available in cases of crisis, as a volunteer

Plans for the future

• PR

• Build a good network

• Strengthening our professionalism

• More members

ISPA colloquium TAMPERE 2007

Crisis management in French Catholic schools

a collaboration project

national coordinator for school psychologists, Jean-Luc Pilet

A. N. P. E. C.

A national model for crisis management

* built in collaboration with - French medical health teams- ISPA colleagues

* strengthened by training with European school psychologists

Training for French psychologists

• 2000 : – initiation for all psychologists (in our association)

• 2002 to 2005 : – specific training for volunteers

– ISPA training (Nova model)

• 2007 :

– Teams of trained psychologists (40% of colleagues)

at local level, in nearly every region,

Solidarity at regional level

five regional coordinators

– To support colleagues, by phone,

– To give advice– To talk about

• preparation• follow-up to the intervention

Solidarity

at national level

one national coordinator

– To organise solidarity and assistance– To prepare courses– To form a special team

if a serious crisis occurs

Writing a book

« Tragic situations in schools, practice and intervention, A resource for psychologists and headteachers»

* In fact :- a guide for best practices

- an assessment of ‘lessons learned ‘

* But also :- a good debriefing for coordinators- an outcome

of the international and European cooperation

Writing booklets

• Jointly with associations of • Headteachers• Parents

• About best procedures :organising schools during a crisis

Current projects

• training for each senior head teacher – First time such project has been undertaken– Additional training planned

• Setting up of pluridisciplinary

crisis management teamsincluding senior head teacher, psychologists, priests….

conclusion

• Managing a crisis is difficult

• But • Valorises the image of psychologists

can also bring psychologists

closer together: - at local level - at national level - and also, at international level

Managing crisis

a great

human and professional

experience