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

"Both Dr. Everly and Pete Volkmann were engaging online presenters. The content of the individual and group portions flowed well over the 3 days. Both presenters provided real-life examples of how the interventions have been utilized and also shared wisdom from learned experiences. The interactive/practice sessions were accessible to folks of various skill levels and provided opportunities for connection to practitioners from across the globe."

"The field experience of the instructors was priceless. I specifically selected these instructors because of I am a social worker and I work with people in pastoral care. Their field experience supported the work. I just loved their passion for the work and engagement."

"The content of both the individual and group crisis intervention was highly relevant and comprehensive.  What I liked most about the presentation was that it was not only informative but also engaging and interactive, which enhanced my overall learning experience."