Stress Support, Critical Incident Response, Postvention & Recovery for Schools and Colleges

CBC provides Psychological First Aid Plus (PFA+; McGinn, 2001–2026) training, consultation, and direct support for schools and colleges responding to acute stress, crises, and traumatic events. PFA+ is a supportive, CBT skills-based approach that helps individuals and communities manage the immediate emotional impact of stress, loss, crisis, or trauma while strengthening coping, connection, and resilience. We provide direct PFA+ support when students, staff, families, or school and campus communities need additional trained responders, and we train school and college teams in advance so they are prepared to respond effectively when acute stress or critical incidents occur.

Direct PFA+ Support

For individuals, groups, classrooms, teams, departments, or communities affected by acute stress, crisis, loss, or trauma.

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Training for School & College Teams

For administrators, teachers, faculty, counselors, student affairs staff, residential life teams, coaches, transportation staff, custodial and facilities teams, front office staff, and other student-facing adults.

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Peer Leader Training

Helping student leaders recognize signs of acute stress, respond supportively, reduce stigma, and connect peers to trusted adults and appropriate school or campus resources.

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Acute Stress Support

For students and staff navigating academic pressure, anxiety, grief, transitions, peer conflict, family stress, avoidance, or overwhelm.

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Critical Incident Response & Recovery

For suicide loss, student or staff death, community violence, school- or campus-based violence, accidents, or other traumatic events.

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Suicide Postvention

Support for schools and colleges following a suicide loss, including grief support, careful communication, identification of vulnerable individuals, connection to care, and recovery planning.

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Flexible Formats

PFA+ is available as brief 1–3 hour overview trainings, 6-hour school or campus trainings, peer leader trainings, direct support sessions, and consultation for leadership teams before, during, or after stressful or traumatic events.
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