PPS 533 - Crisis Response, Behavior Intervention, and Management

Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on the basic aspects of effective Crisis Response within the educational setting. Candidates will demonstrate the ability to draw from a variety of approaches and research based intervention strategies to assess and address the needs of students at-risk for academic failure due to depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, familial duress, traumatic events, natural disasters and terrorist events. Students learn principles of psychological triage, crisis response, prevention, mitigation, intervention and critical incidence stress debriefing.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to School Psychology or School Counseling Program