Spokane Regional CISM

May 2-3-4, 2012

 CISM: Combined Group Crisis Intervention Course and Peer Support

 8 am to 4:30 pm each day

     Course held at:

           Sheriff's Training Center

           10319 E. Appleway

           Spokane Valley, WA   99206

Cost: only $250 which includes I.C.I.S.F. official materials and certificate.

Snacks are included. 

If you have questions, call Spokane County Sheriff Chaplaincy at:  509-477-6625

Course:

   Crisis intervention is not psychotherapy, rather 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".  This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of Individual Crisis Intervention.

Program Highlights:

� Psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention

� Resistance, resiliency, recovery continuum

� Critical Incident stress management

� Evidence-based practice

� Basic crisis communication techniques

� Common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions

� SAFER - revised model

� Suicide intervention

� Risks of iatrogenic "harm"

This is an official International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Course

Program Highlights:

� Relevant research findings

� Relevant recommendations for practice

� Incident assessment

� Strategic intervention planning

� Resistance, resilience, recovery continuum

� Large group crisis interventions

� Small group crisis interventions

� Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention

� Reducing risks

� Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

This is an official International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Course