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List of Upcoming Courses

  • Group & Individual Crisis Intervention/Peer Support - Lewiston, ID
      October 11-13, 2023           SCROLL DOWN
  • Psychological Body Armor - Lewiston, ID
      October 14, 2023              SCROLL DOWN
  • Group & Individual Crisis Intervention/Peer Support - Ontario, OR
      October 16-18, 2023           SCROLL DOWN
  • Advanced Individual Crisis Intervention/Peer Support - Ontario, OR
      October 19-20, 2023           SCROLL DOWN

Individual & Group Crisis Intervention/Peer Support
"GRIN"
$375

October 11-13, 2023
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center - Paris Hall
415 6th Street, Lewiston ID 83501

Course Description
This 3-day course combines ALL of the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses.

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”. Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curricul9-21um, this course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.

This course is designed for anyone in the fields of Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and Traumatic Stress.

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
    Putative and empirically-derived mechanisms
    SAFER-Revised model
    Suicide intervention
    Relevant research findings
    Large group crisis interventions
    Small group crisis interventions
    Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Completion of “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” & “Group Crisis Intervention” and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance and CEUs
 (27 Contact Hours) qualifies as two CORE classes in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.


Psychological Body Armor
Resilience for Emergency Services & Healthcare Workers
October 14, 2023 (0800-1700)

$175

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
415 6th Street, Lewiston, ID

Holistic Wellness for Emergency Services and Healthcare Personnel.

Course Description:

This course is designed to aid you in building a personal culture of resilience and holistic health. Our unique approach is intended to help you learn to better manage the stress in your life in order to increase your potential for happiness, success, and even create a competitive advantage through the creation of what we call Psychological Body Armor ™. There is no “quick fix” in this program. It is not designed to be a “pop psych” feel-good course. Rather, this course contains facts and specific suggestions for actions you can take to enhance your personal resilience, all based upon the latest and most credible science.

This course is an 8-hour live training and can also be offered in a remote live format.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

    • Describe the nature of Psychological Body Armor ™ (PBA)
    • Recognize resilient attitudes as the foundation of PBA
    • Use physical exercise to strengthen PBA
    • Use nutrition to fuel PBA
    • Use rest to recharge and restore PBA
    • Use interpersonal support to expand PBA
    • Understand how spirituality deepens PBA
    • Develop an individual PBA plan


Individual & Group Crisis Intervention/Peer Support
"GRIN"

October 16-18, 2023 (0830-1700 daily)
Ontario, OR

$375 / person

$300 per person discount rate PLUS $100 Lifeways Grant funding for first 20 registered
(First 20 pay only $200)

Class Location: Ontario Fire & Police Training Center, 55 NE 2nd, Ontario 

Course Description
This 3-day course combines ALL of the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses.

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”. Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curricul9-21um, this course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.

This course is designed for anyone in the fields of Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and Traumatic Stress.

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
    Putative and empirically-derived mechanisms
    SAFER-Revised model
    Suicide intervention
    Relevant research findings
    Large group crisis interventions
    Small group crisis interventions
    Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Completion of “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” & “Group Crisis Intervention” and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance and CEUs
 (27 Contact Hours) qualifies as two CORE classes in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

 

Advanced Individual Crisis Intervention/Peer Support
October 19-20, 2023 (0830-1700hrs daily)
Ontario, OR


$275 / person
$250/person discounted rate PLUS $100 Lifeways grant funding for the first 5 registered
(First five pay only $150!)

Course Description:

Most psychological crisis intervention is done one person to one person, rather than in groups. These interactions may be face-to-face (in person or electronically), telephonic, via email, or even via text messaging. The SAFER-R model of individual psychological crisis intervention was developed to serve as a simple protocol or procedural guide to aid in conducting such individual psychological crisis interventions.

This two day course builds upon, and is the logical continuation of, the basic ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS course. Using the SAFER-R framework as a platform, participants are introduced to scenario based variations of the model. Topics such as advanced psychological triage, grief,  suicide intervention, challenges in follow up and referral, and self-care are addressed. In addition, participants are asked to evaluate pre-recorded video examples of crisis intervention using the SAFER-R model.

*Prerequisite: Assisting Individuals in Crisis (also known as Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support)

Course Highlights:

  • Natures & definitions of a psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
  • Nature and definition of critical incident stress management and its role as a continuum of care
  • Empathetic communication techniques
  • Practice of psychological triage
  • SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in s suicide scenario
  • SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in a “follow-up” or referral scenario
  • Risks of iatrogenic “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further discuss how to reduce those risks
  • Principles of self-care