Everyone working with students in the global context strives to provide impactful, educational experiences for students, and the safety of programs is always a critical consideration. Yet, with the many hats that international educators must wear and the limited resources of institutions, most schools and providers cannot afford a full-time staff member to manage the safety and security aspects of global activities. SASSIE Consulting provides expertise and guidance to institutions in secondary and higher education to strengthen safety and security protocols, training and emergency response for international activities. Institutions can select services according to their objectives in further developing their international health, safety and security protocols.
How can SASSIE help your institution?
- Assessment of safety and security policies and procedures with targeted recommendations
- Guidance on policy development and implementation of systems to strengthen current structures
- Development of crisis management teams, protocols and communication systems
- Creation of focused structures to support faculty leaders
- Tabletop exercises to assess current structures with post-exercise analysis
- Development of COVID-19 Return to Travel Protocols
- Guidance on hiring a full-time international health and safety position for your institution
- Program or location-specific safety and security assessment with focused recommendations
- Trainings to improve institutional capability to effectively manage incidents on international activities:
- Managing Mental Health Issues Abroad
- Program Leader Training
- Assessment of World Events and Impact on Travelers
- Effective Communication in Incident Response
- Case Studies for Study Abroad/ International Internships/Off-Campus Programming
- Global Health Ethics and Service Learning
