President /Founder VolunPEER Roseland, New Jersey, United States
Today we see an unprecedented mix of unique stressors & disasters with limited psychological resources.The Critical Incident Stress Management continuum offers high risk populations seeking a strategic crisis response; one that holistically builds the resilience of those in need. Crisis Informed Peer Para-Counseling (CIPP) expands the support tools of peer counselors to collectively cope with trauma and disasters. CIPP will become the 1:1 follow up service to them CISD. The unprecedented mix of unique stressors & disasters with limited psychological resources means at risk populations are seeking a strategic crisis response; one that holistically builds the resilience of those in need and expands the support tools of peer counselors to collectively cope with trauma.
*Profession Specific CEs: This presentation is approved for 13 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 13 PDHs from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.
This presentation is approved for ALS NCCP Individual 13 Hours by Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Office of EMS Clinician Services.
This presentation is approved for BLS-L (Local Option) 13 Hours by Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems' Office of EMS Clinician Services.
13 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:
Define the CIPP model
Define terms in the field of peer support & crisis intervention
Enhance skills in SAMSHA peer para counseling eight dimensions guidelines. Review Empathy versus Sympathy as a core principal of connection-Theresa Wiseman/Four Principles of Empathy- Perspective Taking/ Stay out of judgement, recognize emotions, communication.
Define Mental health, addiction & trauma related disorders
Define Peers as prevention educators
Define Psychological First Aid
Identify National, state & community behavioral healthcare & human service resources