LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To increase awareness of key terms and concepts relevant to the practice of crisis intervention and disaster mental health intervention.
To become familiar with relevant research findings and recommendations for practice.
To understand the nature and importance of incident assessment and strategic intervention planning.
To understand the nature of the “resistance, resilience, recovery” continuum and the role of the integrated, multi-component, Critical Incident Stress Management system (CISM).
To become familiar with large group crisis interventions:
- Rest, Information & Transition Service (RITS; formerly called Demobilization)
- Crisis Management Briefings
To become familiar with small group crisis interventions:
- Defusing
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
To become familiar with risks of adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention and how to reduce those risks.
There is no fee to attend this course. The number of seats available is extremely limited, therefore, you must receive confirmation on attendance (no ‘walk ins’). All interested parties should register immediately to secure a seat in the training. The location of training and class times will be provided through an email confirmation; therefore, you must register in order to attend.