Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC) – 1.5 days
This is a 1.5-day training for regulated school mental health professionals on the BRISC (Brief Intervention for School Clinicians).
BRISC is a brief, evidence-based, identity-affirming and flexible mental health intervention that fits the school context for students in grades 7-12. BRISC is an engagement, assessment, and triage tool - not a comprehensive treatment approach.
BRISC is helpful to:
Head off escalation of small problems into big ones Address persistent issues where a change of course is needed Reduce crisis focused behaviorAdditional dates:
October 28, 2024 (Day 1) (9am – 3:30pm) October 29, 2024 (Day 2) (9am – 12pm) January 23, 2025 (Day 1) (9am – 3:30pm) January 24, 2025 (Day 2) (9am – 12pm) March 25, 2025 (Day 1) (9am – 3:30pm) March 26, 2025 (Day 2) (9am – 12pm)Audience: Mental health leaders, School mental health professionals, Managers of SMHP There is a registration maximum of 35 participants.
PEI Protocol Learning and Training Participant Expectations
This training session will be an interactive learning experience, involving both large and small group discussions. We respectfully request that you come prepared to have your camera on (unless this is not accessible for you) to actively engage with fellow colleagues and trainers.
We understand that circumstances can change as you hold this training date. In the event that you are unable to attend, please email Sherry Sim at sherry@innovative4you.com. We often have waitlists for our sessions and would like to be able to offer your spot to another participant.
Language: The presentation will be delivered in English. Materials and breakout rooms will be available in English and French.
To help you prepare for the learning experience, many of our training sessions require brief pre reading assignments and downloading resources before the training date. Please be aware of this and watch for this information and links in the emails after you register, closer to the training date.
Many of our sessions involve role play demonstrations by the trainers as well as role play between 2-3 participants in break out rooms. This is to assist you to be ready to apply the learning directly with students soon after the training is complete. Please come prepared for this.
The training is an active learning experience, and we therefore request that you engage in discussions and respond to questions that trainers ask in order to help you consolidate the learning and again, be more prepared to use the protocol directly with students.
We will provide you with a certificate of attendance identifying the name of the training session and the number of training hours if you have participated in and attended at least 80% of the training hours.
It is strongly encouraged that you take the time at the end of each training session to complete our evaluation. This provides valuable feedback to our team that will continue to shape future training sessions. We want to hear what you think and value how useful the training is to your work with students.
Note that your MHL and/or Manager supports you to take this training to better support students in your schools and that this training aligns with your board’s Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and PPM 169
The link to the zoom meeting will be emailed shortly before the training date. The online course must be completed before the 17th of September to attend the Sept 19th session.
Any questions, contact Sherry Sim, Event Coordinator at 1-866-655-8548 or by email: sherry@innovative4you.com .
For more information or to register, contact your school board’s mental health leader.