Debriefing Questions

1. Can you list the objectives for debriefing all staff, versus most-exposed staff, following a critical incident?

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2. Do your debriefing formats make accommodations for students developmentally, for system limitations, and for staff size?

Yes      No

3. Do you have a debriefing format for K-5th grade (defusing)?

Yes      No

4. When debriefing younger children, do you know what must take place prior to the debriefing?

Yes      No

5. Can you describe what forms of debriefing could be used with K-5th grade children?

Yes      No

6. Do you have a different debriefing format designed for all staff to use at the end of the day (Operational Debriefing)?

Yes      No

7. Do you have a release form developed to use for all students selected to participate in debriefing?

Yes      No

8. Do you know what factors would delay a debriefing beyond what is the normal time frame following a critical incident?

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9. Do you have laminated debriefing cards for each model to insure the debriefing process is consistent and appropriately used?

Yes      No

10. In your debriefing kit do you have prepared handout materials for parents, specific activities for children in grades K-5 that are designed to restore their sense of safety?

Yes      No

11. If you were asked to debrief a group of ten, twenty, or thirty people, do you know the opening statements that are critical to include and the six questions you need to ask?

Yes      No

12. In preparing for a staff debriefing, do you know what four responsibilities you should ask the administrator to assume?

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13. Do you know how a room should be set-up for debriefing?

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14. Do you know what a debriefer must do at the end of the debriefing before doing anything else or before meeting with anyone else?

Yes      No

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