Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention

This 3-day course combines ALL of the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses.

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”. Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, this course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. 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, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.

This course is designed for anyone in the fields of Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and Traumatic Stress.

Learning Objectives:

• Psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
• Resistance, resiliency, recovery continuum
• Critical incident stress management
• Evidence-based practice
• Basic crisis communication techniques
• Common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions
• Putative and empirically-derived mechanisms
• SAFER-Revised model
• Suicide intervention
• Relevant research findings
• Large group crisis interventions
• Small group crisis interventions
• Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Testimonials

"Jules, an amazing human, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, which made the sessions more engaging. As someone new to this topic, I found the content approachable and well-structured. I now feel more confident in applying these concepts, especially in practical situations. Thank you for such a well-designed course—I’m excited to apply what I’ve learned moving forward!"

"I love the way Jules Taylor did the presentation. It was very straight forward, on time, and organized with very good examples!!! The course is very well develop and many helpful resources was given to do even further, self education."

"Jules excelled at presenting highly relevant information and practical, real-world examples that made the content immediately applicable. Most impressively, she had a remarkable ability to take tough, sensitive topics and make them easy to understand and approach. Her guidance helped build confidence in handling difficult situations."