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2024 ICISF CISM Schedule

COURSE DESCRIPTION – Group Intervention

Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic, and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, the Group Crisis Intervention 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, specifically demobilizations, defusing’s, and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals, when necessary, will also be discussed. Crisis Intervention 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. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first aid”. This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual crisis intervention.

COURSE DESCRIPTION – Assisting Individuals in Crisis (formerly Peer Support)

Crisis Intervention 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. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first aid”. This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual crisis intervention.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This accredited continuing education activity is designed for nurses, first responders (i.e., EMS, fire, law enforcement, dispatch, corrections, EMA) psychologists, and other health care professionals involved in emergency management.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:

Discuss key concepts of crisis and stress including essential interventions to help manage psychological and behavioral reactions.

• Describe how Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) strategies can be incorporated into practice including the elements of debriefing and defusing as derived from case examples during role play.