ICISF Assisting Individuals in Crisis (AIC) AND Group Crisis Intervention (GCI) - Nassau Co.
Free Peer Development Training
The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Public Safety, in partnership with the New York Law Enforcement Assistance Program (NYLEAP), is pleased to announce the availability of the ICISF Assisting Individuals in Crisis (AIC) AND Group Crisis Intervention (GCI) training courses. These courses are a critical component for those that serve as law enforcement peers.
These FREE two-day classes are being offered:
Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention: June 12 - 14, 2023 – Nassau County
These are International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) developed curriculums. Advantages of attending are: Assisting Individuals in Crisis:
• 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
Group Crisis Intervention:
• Participants will learn how to provide group 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
• 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. 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, you must register to attend.
This course is currently closed