While open to all Law Enforcement in New York State, the target audience of this course is Sheriff Office personnel (to include deputies, correction officers, 911/dispatch and LE chaplains) that currently serve as peers or are in the process of developing a peer support program.
This is an International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) developed curriculum. Advantages of attending are:
Participants will learn how to provide individual crisis intervention using proven methods
Participants will receive a certificate of completion from the ICISF
This course is required for persons pursuing the ICISF Certificate of Advanced Training
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the natures & definitions of a psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
Understand the resistance, resiliency, recovery continuum
Understand the nature and definition of critical incident stress management and its role as a continuum of care
Practice basic crisis communication techniques
Be familiar with common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions
Understand the putative and empirically derived mechanisms of action in psychological crisis intervention
Practice the SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention
Understand how the SAFER-Revised model may be altered for suicide intervention
Understand and discuss the risks of iatrogenic “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further discuss 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. 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 to attend.
Registration link: (use dropdown to select appropriate location):
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6664391/ICISF-Assisting-Individuals-in-Crisis
Directions to the training site and additional course information will be included in your confirmation notice. If you have any questions about registering for the training, please contact Chuck Gallo by email at cgallo@nysheriffs.org or by phone at 518-434-9091 ext. 123.