Training & Events

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Safe Schools and Safe Students in Virginia
Safe Schools and Safe Students is a training for school professionals who influence the safety of students and school staff. This training will walk you through the Safe School and Safe Students in Virginia Resource Guide, addressing eight components of school and student safety. The training will offer recommendations for keeping students safe while they are in school, on school grounds, on their way to or from school, and involved in school-sponsored activities. You will also learn of helpful Virginia and national resources to assist schools in achieving their safety goals. Contact Shannon Wright at 804-864-7743 or shannon.wright@vdh.virginia.gov

Bike Smart Basics
Bike Smart Basics is a two-day hands-on training (12 hours) that is primarily focused on teaching bicycle safety and bicycle maintenance for bike safety programs in schools. Participants will practice teachable skills and teaching rubrics to gain ideas and methods to develop or enhance their bike safety program. Learn more about this training.

Suicide Prevention Training for Schools
The Center for Injury and Violence Prevention of the Virginia Department of Health, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Education, now provides staff training on suicide prevention to middle and secondary schools across the Commonwealth. These training sessions are available at no charge and can take place on site by our certified trainers. Learn more about this training.

SAFE Playgrounds
The playground safety training is a 6 hour course that teaches participants to identify potential playground hazards and ways to correct them. This training teaches how playground-related injuries can be prevented using the SAFE playground model from the National Playground Safety Institute. The location selected for the training should have access to or be located near a playground for hands-on activities.
Contact Heather Funkhouser at 804-864-7738 or heather.funkhouser@vdh.virginia.gov

Training Opportunities from Other Organizations

Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School is a national program that uses education, encouragement, enforcement, and engineering strategies to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety around schools. The 8-hour trainings are based on the curriculum created by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, and seek to give local stakeholders all the tools they need to start SR2S programs in their communities.
Contact Alia Anderson 434-295-6554 or info@transportationchoice.org

VCU: The Center for School-Community Collaboration's training emphasizes community team efforts, and it provides follow-up technical assistance for parent, school and community groups. Over the years, the Center has provided statewide trainings, workshops, seminars and conferences on several youth-related issues. In addition to statewide trainings, the Center has also provided individualized sessions for several school and community groups throughout the State of Virginia. If you would like to know more about they have to offer, please contact Sara Jo Williams at 804-827-2613.
http://www.soe.vcu.edu/csc/

The ABCs of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression
This online course examines the causes and effects of bullying, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal/ethical issues surrounding bullying. It is designed for professionals in education, health and mental health, and related fields, including social workers, school counselors, school nurses, teachers, and principals. Because this course focuses on prevention, particular attention has been given to the problem of bullying in elementary and middle school. Prevention materials are intended for students in elementary through high school and for community-wide use. The Resources section includes publications, telephone hotlines, Web sites, videos, and other materials that provide additional information on school bullying and other topics relating to violence.
http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/bully/bully_intro_pg1.htm

Presentations

View all the presentations from the Safe Schools and Safe Students in Virginia Workshop that was held Feb. 28 - March 2, 2007.

An Educators Role in School Safety: This presentation was given at the Health and Physical Activity Institute in Harrisonburg, VA on July 28, 2006.

Student-Led Safety Projects: This presention was given at the Health and Physical Activity Institute in Harrisonburg, VA on July 28, 2006.

Safe Schools and Safe Students in Virginia: This presentation was given at the Virginia School Safety Conference in Hampton, VA on August 9, 2006.