Welcome
Tennessee Schools PREPARE (TSP) is a program designed to develop and then disseminate information to school districts that will assist all schools in advancing and maturing the response and recovery portion of their emergency management plan. TSP is an ongoing dialogue with all stakeholders, an ecological process enabling Tennessee schools to respond to crisis with effective, best practice interventions.
The Program Goals include:
- Tennessee schools will be prepared to offer students, staff, educators and parent's immediate and effective assistance in the aftermath of a school crisis, with the goal of mitigating long-term emotional suffering of survivors and to restore a supportive and productive learning environment.
- Crisis response plans will be realistic, useful, and accessible at the time of the emergency.
- Tennessee school personnel will be empowered to train and develop a crisis response team.
In light of the national tragedy in Connecticut, schools and parents are requesting information on how to respond. The following information is helpful:
The Parents Guidelines for Helping Youth and Talking to Children about the Shooting is from the national child traumatic stress network. There are other resources on the site but I thought these were the most pertinent. The website is http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/terrorismThe Parents Guidelines for Helping Youth and Talking to Children about the Shooting is from the national child traumatic stress network. There are other resources on the site but I thought these were the most pertinent. The website is http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/terrorism"The Parents Guidelines for Helping Youth" and "Talking to Children about the Shooting" from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network at www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/terroism
"Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety" and "Talking to Children about Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers" from the National Association of School Psychologist. The tips for Parents and Teachers is available in eight different languages. The link is www.nasponline.org
Upcoming Events: We will be presenting the PREPARE program at the following:
Knox County Schools on Feb. 18th,2013
Jackson Tn and Nashville Tn, Feb. 2013- Dates and Locations -TBA
If you have questions or would like to have the PREPARE program presented in your district at no cost to your school, please contact rene.love@vanderbilt.edu
