Registration is underway for the Aug. 3-7 Crisis Intervention Team Education Collaboration training in Ravenna for school personnel. Graduate credit available.
CITEC is a five-day program focusing on awareness of mental health issues and also prevention and de-escalation of crisis situations. This is the second year for the program which had 21 participants last year from school districts in Kent, Ravenna, and Waterloo as well as the Portage County Educational Service Center and the Portage-Geauga Juvenile Detention Center.
Sponsored by the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, the training will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Family and Community Services, 705 Oakwood St., Ravenna.
All school staff members have the potential to be faced with a crisis situation with students and their parents. The training is open to all staff including classroom teachers, bus drivers, custodians, office staff, cafeteria employees and administrators, as well as guidance staff.
The curriculum covers mental Illness symptoms, suicide prevention, autism, domestic violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, legal issues, security plans, de-escalation principles, verbal techniques , role-plays and resources.
The original Crisis Intervention Team training is a collaborative effort between law enforcement and mental health communities designed to educate and assist police officers who handle persons with mental health problems. School and staff at the MHRB, led by Waterloo teacher Carrie Suvada, adapted the training to school system needs.
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