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

"This was one of the best classes I have ever taken! The knowledge and skills that I have acquired because of this class will benefit me in serving others in my day to day life and professional life. The contrast in instructors (Dr. Everly and Volkmann) was brilliant. It was a great combination of knowledge, practical experience, and "street experience." I look forward to taking the advanced classes in the near future. Thank you for your efforts!"

"The presenters, Dr. Everly and Mr. Volkmann, spoke with a level of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding of the content shared with students. I am better equipped to handle urgent, emergent crisis situations should I be called to do so. The course materials, manuals, and PowerPoint slides were easy to follow and full of information for future reference. Overall, A+ presentations."

"Both George and Pete were amazing! Their knowledge of the material was impressive. Their ability to answer the diversity of questions was amazing!"