You are the school psychologist in Ocean View Middle School, which is in a neighborhood that is largely low socioeconomic status. In recent years the area has begun to become gentrified, with wealthier families purchasing and demolishing current properties and building new homes and businesses. The neighborhood has a history of gang violence and drug activity and the community is divided between those who perceive the gentrification as an opportunity and a chance to clean up the neighborhood and those who are resentful toward the recent changes. Psychology Crisis Prevention and Intervention  The neighborhood has recently seen an increase in tensions between the largely White population that is moving in and challenging the norms of the community and largely Black population that has called the neighborhood home for decades.

First identify who will be included in your Crisis Response Team and what the responsibilities will be for each member. Then discuss the steps you can take in order to

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• Prevent and Prepare for psychological trauma.
  • What aspects of the physical environment of the school can promote safety?
  • What procedures can create a school climate that promotes safety?
  • Who would be included on the crisis team and what would be included in the crisis plan?
• Reaffirm physical health and perceptions of security and safety during and after the crisis event
  • What steps can be taken to restore physical safety and promote perceptions of safety?
  • What level of crisis response would this be?