Responding to Classroom Disruptions Training, Today at 12:30

February 27, 2023 / Events

NOVA’s Office of Emergency Management and Safety (OEMS) and NOVA Police are sponsoring a number of training events that can help you to learn, hone and commit to memory the skills you would need to handle a variety of crises you could easily encounter on a college campus or at home. Check out just a few of these trainings and reach out to the points of contact if you’re interested in attending:

NOVA Poilce, Student Rights & Responsibilities to Discuss Responding to Classroom Disruptions
The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, along with the NOVA Police, will be conducting a session for faculty and staff to review how to respond to classroom disruptions. This event will be held on the Alexandria Campus, Bisdorf Building (AA-196) today from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Topics covered include:

  • Overview of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • Respect and class disruption
  • Review of College Resources
  • FAQ
  • Student Conduct Process
  • Safety Tips from NOVA Police

Please RSVP by contacting Sergeant Tony Ong by e-mail at tong2@nvcc.edu if you plan on attending either session.

Submitted by:
Sgt. Tony Ong, NOVA Police, TOng2@nvcc.edu

 

OEMS to Offer C-CERT Class at Manassas Campus, March 10, 17 and 24
The Office of Emergency Management and Safety will offer faculty and staff the opportunity to attend a 3-day College Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT) training class. This class will prepare participants for emergencies that happen at work and at home and will give you the knowledge and skills to be prepared to respond in an emergency situation! This three-day class will be held at the Manassas Campus, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Fridays, March 10, March 17 and March 24. You must attend all 3 days to become certified. The class will work through lunch each day, and OEMS recommends attendees bring a bag lunch.

Topics will include:

Friday, March 10, 2023

  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Disaster Psychology
  • CERT Organization and National Incident Management System
  • Terrorism and CERT

Friday, March 17, 2023

  • Fire Safety and Extinguishers
  • Medical Disasters and Treatment

Friday, March 24, 2023

  • Search and Rescue
  • Mock Disaster Drill

This class involves both hands-on classroom work and a mock disaster scenario where you will be tested on your new skills.

Registration is limited to the first 24 people to sign up and obtain supervisors approval for attendance.  Please register by emailing oem@nvcc.edu.

Be prepared to assist in the event of an emergency! We look forward to seeing you in class!

Submitted by:
Robert Corwin, OEMS-Emergency Exercise and Training Administrator, RCorwin@nvcc.edu

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OEM to Offer Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Active Bystander Training, March 14
What would you do in the event of a hostile event in a public supermarket, shopping center or here at NOVA? Would you know what to do to save a life? Do you have the skills required?

The Office of Emergency Management and Safety would like to offer faculty and staff the opportunity to be prepared. Consider enrolling in the Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) – Active Bystander course.

This course will instruct you on how to react to a hostile situation as a bystander (who is not actually involved), and how to become actively involved and use the four $s: Recognize, Respond, Rescue and Report to save the lives of those directly impacted. You will also learn approaches to keeping yourself safe while helping others. You will learn basic skills in how to stop bleeding as well as in airway management, breathing, treating hypothermia and shock.

This dynamic, hands-on class will cover basic strategies and skills required to recognize violent incidents, respond safely, provide rescue assistance and help in stabilizing the injured and communicate the situation effectively to authorities. These skills can be used in countless situations involving traumatic injury, including car accidents, household injuries or active shooter incidents.

This class will be offered several times during the calendar year with the first opportunity being Tuesday, March 14, at 8 a.m., at the Manassas Campus OEMS Training Center in Howsmon Hall, Room 223. Advanced registration is required, and supervisor approval is needed to attend. Please register, or direct questions to oem@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by:
Tom Mayhew, Director of Emergency Management, TMayhew@nvcc.edu

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NOVA Police and OWMH to Offer ASIST Suicide Prevention “First Aid” Training, April 6 and 7
NOVA Police and the Office of Wellness and Mental Health have partnered together with the Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia to host the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) from 8:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7 in Alexandria, Va.

ASIST is the most widely used intervention skills training in the United States. This two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course is designed to help caregivers recognize the risk for suicide and to intervene to prevent immediate harm and help someone at risk participate in planning for safety whenever possible.

Just as CPR skills make physical first aid possible, ASIST teaches the skills used in suicide prevention first aid.

ASIST is often used by people in a variety of school, campus and community roles. It is for all caregivers (any person in a position of trust, regardless of the age group served).  Participants often include school and campus student support staff, community counselors, case workers, nurses, campus security/police, probation and correctional officers, clergy and any ‘natural helper’ who works in the field of human service.

Because of the generous support of the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Injury and Violence Prevention, this training will be offered at no cost to participants who work in Virginia.  ASIST is typically valued at $275.  All training materials will be provided. 

Space is limited to 30 participants. Because of the demand for seats, please register only if you are able to attend the full 2 days and are not on call for other duties during that time.

All participants will receive documentation for 14 hours of instruction.  Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for licensure are available upon request.

Registration is online at:  http://www.campussuicidepreventionva.org/eventasist-csp.php

If you have any questions, please contact Sergeant Tony Ong at tong2@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by:
Sgt. Tony Ong, NOVA PD, TOng2@nvcc.edu