Psychotherapist Team Lead Mental Health and Well Being Navan, Meath, Ireland
Community volunteers respond to tragic events and offer support. They are more effective as they are known in their community than organised government-based community support. Covid-19 demonstrated that in a new way, the people that know are the community leaders, whether in sports or scouting groups. In this context, I would argue that just as medical first aid has developed into on-call community responses, psychological first aid has a place in the community. Its effectiveness relies on the community nature of peer support. Medical First Aid in Ireland has developed into a standard that the Pre-Hospital Care Council have recognized that volunteers, especially in cardiac response, are the untapped response. CISM needs to recognise that resource as well.
*Profession Specific CEs:
This presentation is approved for 1 PDH from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.
1 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:
Assert the context for a Community as a location for CISM in this day and age.
The community has changed since the advent of Covid 19, and CISM needs to adapt to that change.
Apply the Criteria for CISM to the Community Based Approach.
