CISM TRAINING – Assisting Individuals in Crisis

CISM TRAINING – Assisting Individuals in Crisis

Presenter:

CISM Instructor Kelley Meshirer, Southern Arizona Community Liaison – 100 Club of Arizona

Event Description:

July 20th-21st, 2022

Time:

8:30AM-5:00PM Daily

 

About the Course

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Understand the need for psychological crisis intervention (PFA).
• Understand and differentiate the key terms and concepts relevant to the study of psychological crisis intervention/ PFA.
• Be able to assess the “psychological toxicity” of a critical incident/ disaster.
• Understand the nature and definition of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and its role as a continuum of care.
• Understand the risks of iatrogenic “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further understand how to reduce those risks.
• Review research relevant to the practice of psychological crisis intervention.
• Be better able to recognize common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions.
• List the putative and empirically-derived mechanisms of action in psychological crisis intervention.
• Understand the steps in the SAFER-R model of individual psychological crisis intervention/ PFA.
• Understand how the SAFER-R model may be altered for suicide intervention

Event Location:

Navajo County Public Works

100 W. Public Works Drive
Holbrook, AZ 86026