Critical Incident Stress Management Training
Take care of your most valuable asset with peer-based crisis intervention
EVIDENCE-BASED
Critical Incident Stress Management, or CISM, is an intervention model developed specifically for dealing with traumatic events. It helps individuals and groups share their experiences, vent emotions, and learn about stress reactions and symptoms.
PEER-BASED
First developed for use with military combat veterans and then civilian first responders (police, fire, ambulance, emergency workers, and disaster rescuers), it has now been adapted and used virtually everywhere there is a need to address traumatic impact in peoples lives.
FLEXIBLE
There are several types of CISM interventions that can be used, depending on the situation. Variations of these interventions can be used for groups, individuals, families, and in the workplace. Responses can be customized to your specific industry or profession.
NECESSARY
Crisis response capabilities are needed as crises and disasters become epidemic. Crisis intervention programs are recommended and even mandated in a wide variety of community and occupational settings. CISM represents a powerful, yet cost-effective approach to crisis response.
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ICISF Approved CISM Trainings I Offer
Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Group Crisis Intervention
Advanced Group Crisis Intervention
How to Host a Training
It's easy and affordable
SCHEDULE A CALL
We'll take a few minutes and discuss your needs and how we can help.
GET THE TRAINING
We'll provide interactive training at your location or online.
BE PREPARED
Your staff will be prepared to support others who are in crisis.
Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Course Description
Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy.
But it does require special training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. It's sometimes called “emotional first aid.” This course is designed for anyone who desires to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques.
Business & Industry
Crisis Intervention
Mass Casualty, and Disaster Response
Education
Emergency Services
Employee Assistance
Healthcare
Homeland Security
Mental Health
Military
Spiritual Care
Traumatic Stress
Program Highlights
Psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
"Resistance, resiliency, recovery" continuum
Critical incident stress management
Evidence-based practice
Basic crisis communication techniques
Common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions
Commonly accepted and empirically-derived mechanisms
SAFER-Revised model of Crisis Intervention
Suicide intervention
Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 13 Contact Hours
Group Crisis Intervention
Course Description
Group Crisis Intervention training is designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic, and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum.
This course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services.
Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions.
These interventions include:
RITS (Rest, Information, and Transition Services)
CMB (Crisis Management Briefings)
Defusings
Critical Incident Stress Debriefings (CISD)
The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.
Program Highlights
Relevant research findings
Relevant recommendations for practice
Incident assessment
Strategic intervention planning
"Resistance, resilience, recovery" continuum
Large group crisis interventions
Small group crisis interventions
The adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
Reducing risks
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 14 Contact Hours
Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Course Description
Most psychological crisis intervention is done one person to one person, rather than in groups.
This course covers the SAFER-R model of individual psychological crisis intervention.
This model was developed to serve as a simple protocol or procedural guide to aid in conducting individual psychological crisis interventions.
This two-day course builds upon and is the logical continuation of, the basic ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS course.
Using the SAFER-R framework as a platform, participants are introduced to scenario-based variations of the model.
Topics such as advanced psychological triage, grief, suicide intervention, challenges in follow up and referral and self-care are addressed.
In addition, participants are asked to evaluate pre-recorded video examples of crisis intervention using the SAFER-R model.
Program Highlights
*Prerequisite: Assisting Individuals in Crisis (formerly Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support)
Natures & definitions of a psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
Nature and definition of critical incident stress management and its role as a continuum of care
Empathetic communication techniques
The practice of psychological triage
SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in a suicide scenario
SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in a “follow-up” or referral scenario
Risks of “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further discuss how to reduce those risks
Principles of self-care
Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 13 Contact Hours
Advanced Group Crisis Intervention
Course Description
This course is designed to provide participants with the latest information on critical incident stress management techniques and post-trauma syndromes.
It builds on the knowledge base which was obtained through the Group Crisis Intervention course and/or in publications.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will have been exposed to specific, proven strategies to intervene with those suffering the ill effects of their exposure to trauma.
Emphasis will be on advanced defusings and debriefings in complex situations.
This course is designed for:
EAP
Human Resources
Public Safety personnel
Mental Health Professionals
Chaplains
Emergency medical services providers
Firefighters
Physicians
Police Officers
Nurses
Dispatchers
Airline personnel
Disaster workers
It will also be useful for those working extensively with traumatized victims for various walks of life. This course requires previous training and experience.
Program Highlights
*ICISF's Group Crisis Intervention course should be viewed as a prerequisite.
Relevant research findings
Managing complex group-oriented crisis interventions
Nature and importance of incident assessment
Strategic intervention planning
Comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multi-component CISM
Concepts of enhanced group processes
Significantly delayed interventions
"Multiple incident CISD"
Suicide of a colleague
Small group crisis support sessions after a disaster
Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 14 Contact Hours
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