Professional Trainings
American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Worker: This provides the eligibility and training information about becoming a DMHW. Certified School Psychologists, Certified School Counselors, LPCs or LMSWs, or those retired with a certification/license in the past 5 years are eligible.
FEMA: FEMA offers free online training on a variety of topics. Here are some examples:
- IS-100.SCA: Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools ~3hrs
- IS-360: Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worship ~3hrs
- IS-362.A: Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools ~3hrs
- IS-366.A: Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters ~4hrs
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: SPRC offers free online courses open to anyone. Here are some examples:
- Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)~2 hrs
- A Strategic Planning Approach to Suicide Prevention ~5.5 hrs
NASP PREPaRE: The PREPaRE curriculum has been developed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) as part of NASP's decade-long leadership in providing evidence-based resources and consultation related to school crisis prevention and response. PREPaRE training is ideal for schools committed to improving and strengthening their school safety and crisis management plans and emergency response.
NOVA: Crisis Response Team (CRT): Evidence-informed and field-tested best practices as a crisis management utility that includes trauma mitigation and education protocols.
US DOE REMS: Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools: Virtual Trainings, Examples:
- Forming a School Behavioral Threat Assessment Team
- Designing Safe Schools: Planning & Retrofitting for Safety in Educational Facilities.
- Incorporating Sextortion into School EOP Planning
Handle with Care: To help schools and organizations create and maintain safer, more caring environments by teaching preventative actions that result in a decreased need for physical restraint.
CBITS: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in the Schools: Included in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs (NREPP) and received high scores from NREPP on quality of research and readiness for dissemination. Supported by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A CBITS adaptation—called Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET)—allows teachers and school counselors with no mental health training to deliver a modified program.
ProTrainings: Provides online or hybrid CPR, 1st Aid, Defibrillator and other basic care training and recertification.