Community Educational Psychology Service

Summary of Services

Critical incident response

Our Psychologists have worked to support schools and other settings following a wide range of critical incidents. These have included the injury or death of children, parents and staff, after accidents and other incidents.

They

Can play a key role in supporting the school or setting and wider community after a critical incident
Have professional training, experience and established relationships with schools/settings
Have all received specific training in defusing and debriefing techniques

Support to schools and organisations includes:

An emergency response
The identification of immediate and longer term needs
Support and advice to staff, children and young people, parents and carers

The Community Educational Psychology Service has produced guidelines on our support to schools and organisations following a critical incident, and also a leaflet providing information on coping with a sudden bereavement.

A critical incident can be defined as an event, or events, usually sudden, which involves the experience of significant personal distress to a level that can potentially overwhelm individuals.

An early response to help people who have experienced a traumatic event can prevent or reduce longer term difficulties.

"Could not fault any advice they gave, they were absolutely brilliant".

Head Teacher, Secondary School.

The Barking and Dagenham Emergency Plan aims to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to a major incident.

Employees of Barking and Dagenham local education authority can also contact Julie Cox, Staff Welfare Officer for confidential help, advice and counselling.

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Contact

Brian Davis

Group Manager - Community Educational Psychology Service

Seabrook House

22 Shipton Close

Dagenham

RM8 3QR

Tel: 020 8270 6900

Fax: 020 8270 6935

Email: brian.davis@lbbd.gov.uk|