Question

how does training of school staff/student help in management of the crisis?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Traning school staff and student in how to behave might not just increase the dignity of the school but would also implemeng some good habits within students which might be benificial for them in future. Nowdays, Teachers or staff members are just hired into schools based on qualification and not on how they cope up with students.Henceforth, training the staff on how to cope up with kids might make the teacher easier to understand the student and help them teach better

Answer 2

When facing a crisis, it is common for people to have various emotional, cognitive, physical, social and behavioural reactions e.g. feeling upset, confused, fatigue, having poor appetite, etc. Under general conditions, these reactions will subside after a few days or weeks as a  process of natural recovery. In the initial stage after the crisis, the main support strategies  include clarification of facts, providing psycho-education and establishing social support.

Through the teaching of adaptive coping strategies, students can learn about the common crisis  reactions and how to cope with them.

According to the “School Administration Guide”, schools have to set up the School Crisis  Management Team (SCMT). The SCMT is the most important unit for crisis intervention in  the school. It comprises a group of school staff who know the school community, the  students and each other well enough to make the necessary decisions when a crisis occurs.

Its goals and objectives are:

1. Safety: to ensure the immediate safety of all students and staff.
2. Stability: to re-establish the stability of the school routine as soon as possible.
3. Consistency: to control the flow of information in order to eliminate the spread of  rumor.
4. Identification of needs: to identify at-risk students and staff for necessary  intervention to address feelings of distress.
5. Psychological Support: to provide appropriate counselling support to facilitate  adjustment of individuals and groups, and to mitigate crisis reactions.
6. Empowerment: to enhance students’ and staff’s personal growth through adaptive  coping with the crisis situation