Crisis Management | Origin: ED401
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Crisis Management
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I appreciate the simple advice to just sit with someone, be calm, slow your breathing, and talk slowly and calmly. How simple and yet, like they said, it is contagious.
It is important to use the strategies to control crises. Crisis management works!
I have learned some of the warning signs of people in a crisis state of mind. This vauable information can be used to identify potential crisis situations in the classroom and as an administrator overseeing a critical situation. The information is important for knowing how best to respond in a critical situation.
Ive learned technquies and resouces that allow me to handle crisis better for myself and others,
I learned that if a person is in crisis: It is important to listen to them and support them, be empathetic
A Crisis is a very individual and unique event.
How to deal effectively with crisis management.
Staying calm and active listening. I don't have to have the answers for a person in crisis, but I can support them by being present and by listening. Calling upon experts to support the person further is the next step in my response to the crisis.
Reply to John Monsam's post:
John, I agree about the value of considring the instrutor's experience and reminding us to frt go with our gut
I also agree about the increased insight in breaking down reactions into physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral and payng attenton to those.
I really liked the aspect of remaining calm while listening to others in response to a crisis/trauma. It's definitely true! All the advice was very realistic and reasonable, and I liked that they broke up the reactions into physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. It helps cover the gamut of reactions one may see or even experience after a crisis, and it's helpful to be able to recognize them in yourself and others.
I feel that OC can do better with housing for our unhoused folks.
I now know what a Crisis Triage Center is and that we have one in our community. I can not reach out to the CTC if I am the one in a crisis or if it is someone else in a crisis I can refer them to the CTC.
I have learned that whether I am experiencing a crises or another person, the person involved has to first accept the fact that he/she needs help. If Im the person in crisis, only then will I realize that help is available. I just have to take it and be not resistive to it.
I think the tips for what to do if a person is in crisis is important for all eductors to become familiar. We never know when a crisis might happen and being prepared how to respond is very important. However, knowing when to seek is help if the situation is over our head is most critical.
The critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) is something that I am very interested in doing additional research on and learning how it might be incorporated into what I do as an Educator. I think it could be useful to help students who have seen/been involved in a fight at school and be used alongside other Restorative practices (such as mediation) to help students when they return to school.
I appreciated the tips about how to help others during a crisis. I think most people feel unequipped to help others experiencing a crisis, so it was nice to learn that just remaining calm, letting the person know that you desire to support them, and providing a listening ear, can make a difference in diffusing the situation.
I have learned some of the physical symptoms to look out for in my students and people around me
I have leaned how crisis can affect someone and tips on how to handle the situation. As an introvert, helping others is a bit more challenging unless I'm confronted with the issue head on. At least I can reflect on issues within myself and deal with them methodically.
After calming down. I find if you gain a new perspective on the event or problem, a crisis may, at best, be avoided.
As for indicators of people going through crisis, this allows me to be proactive in helping the workforce.
