Crisis intervention is NOT psychotherapy - 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."
Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. This three-day workshop, set for Feb. 5-7 in Greenwood, is designed to present the core elements of, and a specific protocol for, a Comprehensive, Integrated, Systematic and Multi-component crisis intervention curriculum. The course prepares participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services including pre- and post-incident crisis education, significant other support services, on-scene support services, crisis intervention for individuals, demobilizations after large-scale traumatic incidents, small group defusings and the group intervention known as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD).
The course specifically prepares participants to provide several of these interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the CISD. The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals, when necessary, is also described. Considerable evidence gathered to date strongly supports the multi-component crisis intervention strategy which is discussed in this course.
The course is designed specifically to teach crisis intervention and emergency mental health skills, such as demobilizations, defusing, and CISD. At the completion of this course, participants will be able to: define stress, CIS, and PTSD, list the ten basic interventions of CISM, and define and describe in detail the CISM group processes of demobilizations, defusings, and debriefings.
More information and a registration form are attached below. If you need further assistance, call Pamela Bond at (800) 289-8884, (601) 368-3233 or pbond@mhanet.org.
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