Bob Miller, D. Min., BCETS (731) 589-1175

Strategic Response to Crisis, Oct 30-31, @ the Union Station in Finley, TN.  Knowing what sequence of crisis intervention processes to use for which individuals or groups, at what times, and under what circumstances is crucial to all effective early intervention programs. The course will present essential information for the assessment of both crisis situations and the effects of critical incidents on people involved in those situations. Learn to create an effective plan of action to assist those in crisis and complete a series of exercises designed to sharpen assessment and crisis planning skills. Strategic planning and tactical decision making are emphasized, as are rationales for choosing one set of crisis intervention processes over another.

This course builds confidence that crisis interventionists will make the right choices of interventions for the populations they are assisting under specific circumstances. This course requires previous training and experience. ICISF’s “Group Crisis Intervention” and “Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support” should be viewed as prerequisites.

Program Highlights

  • Strategic planning as it applies to crisis intervention
  • National Incident Management System and crisis intervention
  • Elements of Effective Planning
  • Steps in Developing the Plan
  • Planning process in assessing target populations
  • Determining the type, timing and resources necessary
  • Assisting large numbers of people involved in a crisis
  • The most important crisis intervention tactics
  • Managing a complicated or large scale crisis event

Completion of “Strategic Response to Crisis” and  receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (14 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 14 Contact Hours; 14 CE Credits for Psychologists; 14 PDHs for EAPs; 14 CE Hours for Calif. MFTs & LCSWs; 14 Contact Hours for National Certified Addiction Counselors; OR 1.4 general CEUs from UMBC.  (Professionals should check with their licensing organizations for varification of CEU's.)

 

Session Begins at 8 a.m. on Thurs and concludes at 4:30 on Friday.  Meals included. 

 

$60 for members of or applicants to the Crisis Support Team of NW TN

$150 for non-members

 

Call (731) 589-1175

 

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Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider (Emergency Personnel, Primary Caregivers, and Crisis Interventionists), Nov 13-14, at the Professional Development Center in Dyersburg, TN. Thur 8a.m. - 4:30, Fri 8:30-3:30.


This important course enlightens and empowers those who work with traumatized people.  Explore the “Stress Continuum,” the levels of stress including eustress (i.e., beneficial, motivating stress), traumatic stress, burnout, counter-transference, compassion fatigue or secondary PTSD, and vicarious traumatization which may occur as a result of helping others. A discussion of coping strategies for those who work with traumatized children will also be offered. Individual self-report exercises and an experiential group support session will assist the participating trauma provider in assessing their own level of stress through sharing personal experiences with others. Stress management self-care techniques will be presented, experienced, and discussed.  
    Unlike other classes, the schedule for this class remains flexible so that it can be adapted to 4 in-service training sessions (4 hrs each) over a reasonable period.

 

$60 for members of or applicants to the Crisis Support Team of NW TN

$150 for non-members

 

Call (731) 589-1175

 

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Assisting Individuals in Crisis, Dec 11-12, at the Professional Development Center in Dyersburg, TN. Registration 8 a.m. Thurs. Course concludes at 4:30 p.m. both days.

 

The most common crisis interventions take place individually (one-on-one) or in groups. This course teaches participants the fundamentals and protocols for individual interventions.  
    The audience for this class includes both emergency services, military, and business/industrial peer support personnel without formal training in mental health, as well as mental health professionals, who desire to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques.  
    Peer-support serves as one of the most important tools in early crisis intervention.  When survivors hear a trained peer, someone who lives and works in a world similar to their own, relate how she/he rebuilt a life after a critical incident, they are empowered and encouraged toward recovery.  People who once felt isolated and alone come to believe that they can rediscover the new normal of meaningful life.

 

$60 for members of or applicants to the Crisis Support Team of NW TN

$150 for non-members

 

Call (731) 589-1175