State Coordinator / Clinical Director Rhode Island CISM TEAM, Inc Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
Designed to provide participants with the latest information on critical incident stress management techniques and post-trauma syndromes, the Advanced Group Crisis Intervention builds on the knowledge base which was obtained through the Group Crisis Intervention course and/or in publications. At the conclusion of this course, participants will have been exposed to specific, proven strategies to intervene with those suffering the ill effects of their exposure to trauma. Emphasis will be on advanced defusings and debriefings in complex situations.This course is designed for EAP, human resources and public safety personnel, mental health professionals, chaplains, emergency medical services providers, firefighters, physicians, police officers, nurses, dispatchers, airline personnel and disaster workers who are already trained in the critical incident stress debriefing format. It will also be useful for those working extensively with traumatized victims for various walks of life. This course requires previous training and experience.
*Prerequisite: Group Crisis Intervention
*Profession Specific CEs This presentation is approved for 14 CE Credits by The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. (AACMHA) as an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
This presentation is approved for 14 PDHs from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.
This presentation is approved for ALS NCCP Individual 14 Hours by Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Office of EMS Clinician Services.
This presentation is approved for BLS-L (Local Option) 14 Hours by Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Office of EMS Clinician Services.
14 CE Credits for NAADAC, This course has been approved by International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider # 87914, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), is responsible for all aspects of the programing.
*Review ICISF World Congress 17 CE website page for additional requirements.
Learning Objectives:
Relevant research findings
Managing complex group oriented crisis interventions
Nature and importance of incident assessment
Strategic intervention planning
Comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multi-component CISM
Concepts of enhanced group processes
Significantly delayed interventions
“Multiple incident CISD”
Suicide of a colleague
Small group crisis support sessions after a disaster