Crisis Team: Retreat & Refresh
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Registration Deadline
Monday, February 24, 2025
This training is designed for mental health professionals who are current members of our regional crisis team. Funding for this training is provided through the Minnesota Department of Education. Lunch is not provided. Please plan to bring a lunch, order in, or go out for lunch.
Day 1 - Retreat:
A retreat-style session that will dive into Self+ areas that foster care, compassion, and reflection, while also addressing systems awareness and organizational dangerousness. The retreat enables professionals to process experiences and work toward meaningful solutions. This session includes intentional beverages, goodies, and engaging activities to help support Self+Care.
Day 2 - Refresh:
Join our new crisis team members in this course that is designed to reflect the three most common phrases of a crisis: pre-crisis planning, acute crisis response, and post-crisis activities. We use a CISM framework and specific intervention techniques that can easily be applied within the school setting.
Program Highlights
- Nature of school crisis and traumatic stress on learning.
- Major components of crisis management.
- CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) as a model of crisis intervention.
- Group intervention techniques for school personnel.
- Steps to respond to and manage small and large-scale incidents.
About the Presenter
Day One:
Jessica Hoeper is a licensed independent social worker, Reflective Coach, Author, Mother, and Founder of Ray of Hope, LLC. With almost 20yrs of human service experience; in the roles of reflective coaching consultant/supervisor, child and family services supervisor, child protection social worker, juvenile justice social worker, and mental health practitioner.
Brëanna McMullen is a Continuing Education Provider, ZERO TO THREE Certified Trainer, Qualified Neutral under Rule 114, and Certified Restorative Circle and Family Mediation Facilitator with nearly a decade of experience in social work, mental health, and non-profit sectors, emphasizing self-empowerment and connections to benefit families.
Day Two:
Brian Skogen is a founding member and current coordinator of the SW/WC School Crisis Response Team, which serves 18 counties in southwest and west central Minnesota. Brian is a certified instructor through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) in the areas of School Crisis Management, Group CISM and Individual CISM. He is a member of the SW MN EMS CISM team, spent 23 years on his local fire department, 16 years as an EMT, 17 years on the Yellow Medicine County Technical Rescue Team and 26 years teaching fire/rescue through MN West Community and Technical College. He is the school social worker at Canby Public Schools and holds a master's degree in school counseling. Brian lives in rural Canby with his wife and family.