School Crisis Response Team

NWSC Regional School Crisis Response Team offers assistance in the event that your school experiences a traumatic event or serious loss.

The team can provide information, support and assistance to help restore the emotional well-being of your school.

NWSC Regional School Crisis Response Team

We are here to help your school navigate through a traumatic event or serious loss. When there is a school tragedy, your staff may be profoundly impacted by the event and unable to provide the necessary support to themselves and their students. We deploy team members trained to respond, unattached to your district, and without strong emotional ties to the students and staff. This allows us to make decisions more objectively, and counsel groups and support individuals to assist in restoring the emotional well-being of the school.

Allow our trained professionals to assist and help you address the safety and mental health needs of students, staff, and families through response and recovery. Crisis events are sudden, uncontrollable, and extremely negative events. We are here to support you in times of need.

View who we are and the possible services below. Contact Becca Neal for more information.

Who We Are

We are a team formed in partnership between school districts and NWSC. We have 14 members across 12 counties in northwestern Minnesota ready to deploy in their designated areas. Team members include:

School Administrators
School Psychologists
School Social Workers
School Counselors
Behavior Support Specialists

We have specialized training in school crisis response which includes:

The effects of trauma
Signs and symptoms of distress
Interventions
Referral signs
Debriefing
Team development

Services May Include

Facilitate meetings/ conversations with staff
Prepare internal and external announcements
Establishing and staffing comfort rooms
Assisting with security needs
Arranging parent/ community meetings
Supporting students and staff
Individual or group counseling/debriefing sessions
Triage: Identify individuals who may require additional services
Psychological First Aid
Compassion/team fatigue: supporting adults/staff/admin/teams
Consultation regarding rituals/remembrances, etc.
Provide resources
Educational opportunities for students, staff, community
Longitudinal planning for on-going support

How It Works

Contact Team Lead when your school experiences a tragic event, school violence, a student or staff death due to accident, illness or suicide.
A single phone call will activate the team response.
A on-site Team Leader will be assigned who will lead our coordinated efforts alongside your existing teams and work with local building/district administrator who identifies which services will be implemented
School Crisis Response Team members will arrive ready to support your request(s)

Contact Us

Becca Neal

Team Lead