Tabletop Exercises Can Train All the Staff for Safety

Autor/inn/en	Brunner, Judy; Lewis, Dennis
Titel	Tabletop Exercises Can Train All the Staff for Safety
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 72 (2006) 4, S.46-49 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; School Safety; Inservice Education; Staff Development; Guidelines; Crisis Management; Emergency Programs; Staff Role; Staff Orientation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Richtlinien; Krisenmanagement; Hilfsprogramm; Personalberatung
Abstract	For many administrators, the task of providing meaningful and timely inservice training for classroom and school safety is difficult. Staff development time is a scarce commodity in today's education environment; therefore, most inservice activities for faculty members center on academic issues. But during an emergency or crisis, a lack of preparation may result in greater tragedy and a tarnished reputation for both the principal and the overall school community. Because this is a possibility, care should be taken and time should be allocated for the training of all staff members for the role of first responder. Tabletop exercises turn out to be a valuable tool for preparing all staff members so that they will be in the position of being able to respond appropriately to a variety of emergency events. A tabletop exercise is a written scenario containing a set of circumstances and facts that create the need for the participant in the exercise to problem solve and make decisions that will bring the event to a conclusion with as few negative consequences as possible. Tabletop exercises help staff members deal with the stress that they will face when they are in a real emergency, and help them to excercise good problem solving and decision making skills. Tips for guiding staff through tabletop exercises are discussed. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10