Assisting Individuals in Crisis (Peer Support)

590 West Orange Avenue,El Centro CA 92243

07 December, 2021

Description

Certified ICISF Training Program www.icisf.org BROUGHT TO YOU BY: El Centro Police Department & Christ Community Church EC. Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is NOT psychotherapy, rather it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention which requires specialized training. As physical first-aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. These two courses are designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual intervention-peer support and group crisis interventions. The audience for this class includes both emergency services, peer support personnel, family and spousal support without formal training in mental health, as well as mental health professionals, who desire to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques. The topics listed below will be covered over the course of two days. Please note that this is a two-day course -- December 7, 2021 (Tuesday) 8:00 am - 5:00 pm December 8, 2021 (Wednesday) 8:30 am - 5:00 pm -- Full attendance is required to receive course credit. Topics of Instruction include: The concept of CISM as a comprehensive crisis intervention program The role of the individual crisis & group crisis intervention in the comprehensive CISM program Terms and concepts relevant to the study of crisis, traumatic stress and crisis intervention Basics in Peer Support and Group Crisis Intervention strategiesDifferential utilities of selected crisis communication techniques Demonstration of selected crisis communication techniques Psychological reactions to crisis and trauma SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention and its role in comprehensive CISM Demonstration of the us of SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention Review of common problems encountered while working with individuals in crisis