Community Crisis Response Team Training Manual:  Second Edition

Chapter Fifteen:  Simulating a Group Crisis Intervention Session 

I. Reasons for Simulation 

* The simulation will demonstrate the NOVAprotocol. 

* It allows participants to experience a similar perspective as victims. 

* It provides an opportunity for participant caregivers to think about and review their own reactions to traumatic events. 

* It helps to develop trust crisis response team members. 

II. Rules for Simulation Session 

* There is to be no notetaking by participants. 

* There will be no questions about the process of the simulation during the simulation itself. 

* The general guidelines used in NOVA's protocols for conducting a group crisis intervention will be observed. 

* Participants are encouraged to actively participate in the simulation. 

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