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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

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.

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

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

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)

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