The SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network launched its new counselor training program with its first cohort of trainees in Durham, North Carolina, this week. In collaboration with state and local partners, the Network will provide year-long emotional and mental health support to students, teachers and communities recovering from tragedy.

“You’re here because you’re about to make a difference in the South,” SREB President Stephen L. Pruitt told the gathering on Wednesday.

Pruitt said SREB plans to train at least 40 counselors in each of the 16 SREB states and eventually prepare more than 600 counselors with specific training in psychological first aid and stabilization at schools and colleges. The trainees will come from partnering K-12 districts and postsecondary institutions. When called to serve, counselors will coordinate with the local district, school or institution to develop the most appropriate response to meet a specific local need

Media are invited to contact SREB to arrange interviews with Pruitt and to learn more about SREB training plans for specific states. For more information and frequently asked questions, see the following links:

SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network

Frequently Asked Questions for Crisis Recovery Support Network
 

Contact: Janita Poe, News Manager, Janita.Poe@sreb.org and (404) 879-5516.

The Southern Regional Education Board works with states, districts and schools to improve education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education and the workforce. An interstate compact and a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Atlanta, SREB was created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislatures to advance education and improve the social and economic life of the region.