Date: 07/14/2015
Final
BILL SUMMARY for Informational Presentation: Colorado Society of School Psychologists
SCHOOL SAFETY AND YOUTH IN CRISIS
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11:06 AM -- Informational Presentation: Colorado Society of School Psychologists
Franci Crepeau-Hobson, representing the Colorado Society of School Psychologists (CSSP), spoke about her work history, her work with the CSSP Crisis Response Team, her membership in the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and her work on the National School Safety and Crisis Response Committee. She gave a brief explanation of the field of school psychology. She spoke about consultation with parents and teachers to best meet the needs of kids. She stated that there are 700 licensed school psychologists in Colorado. She described the continuing education provided to members of the CSSP in crisis intervention, threat assessment, and other topics related to school safety.
Ms. Crepeau-Hobson spoke about the creation of the CSSP's Crisis Response Team, about the work the team does, and about the model and curricula for providing training classes to school personnel. She spoke about the team's work at Platte Canyon High School, Deer Creek Middle School, Arapahoe High School, after the Aurora Theater shooting, and after recent wildfires and flooding. She described Colorado disaster response groups and teams. She stated that members of CSSP come in to meet students' mental health needs inside schools after crises. She talked about planning, mitigation, and response to crisis-related mental health needs.
11:15 AM
Dr. Hobson responded to questions from the committee. They discussed the ratio of school psychologists to students, how school psychologists in Colorado usually serve at least two schools, whether or not family members can be involved in school-based mental health services, how referrals come to school psychologists, how school psychologists prioritize which students to serve, and caseloads.