Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be prevented if actions taken within 28 days of a critical incident are successful. RAIDS is theory-based, experience-led and intuitively delivered in a 1:1 format, ideally, by those already trained in CISM. It asks five questions designed to elicit the predictors of PTSD during a crisis reaction. Answers are rated (1-4) and summed to generate a ‘High-Medium-Low’ risk assessment of future PTSD. A rapid assessment should identify those at greatest risk early in the 28-day window to allow crisis interventions to succeed. Adding RAIDs to the CISM toolkit brings a previously overlooked skill to the crisis intervention repertoire.
The presentation will adopt several learning methods including didactic, role-play and video analysis to summarise and synthesise the information into a simple, practical format. It will also demand full participation and a willingness to confront some potentially difficult emotional situations, specifically in reviewing a multi-fatality terrorist attack.
The presentation offers a unique combination of theory, practice and refinement to the fields of crisis intervention, peer-support and risk assessment.
*Profession Specific CEs:
This presentation is approved for 2.0 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 2 PDH from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.
2 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:
Identify the predictors of PTSD from the reactions and responses of someone in crisis to five questions.
Explore the key dynamics in 1:1 communication to recognise some defensive and avoidant tendencies, especially in those who might be dissociating.
Assess their newly acquired skill and compare with others in a large group format to identify strengths and shortcomings with time to remedy anything that may have been misunderstood
