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For those events where large numbers of responders
have experienced a critical incident together, group intervention
applications have been designed. Generally,
CISM teams are deployed in such situations. This course meets training
qualifications for Critical Incident Stress Management
Team membership.
From a multi-disciplinary series of
group intervention methods you will learn about Crisis Management
Briefings, demobilizations (aka Rest Information Transition Services),
and defusings (aka Immediate Small Group Support) as well as Critical
Incident Stress Debriefing. Popularly known as "CISD",
this was the first, and continues to be the most widely recognized,
element of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
curriculum.
Adopted by the United Nations as the crisis intervention model for
world-wide use, there have been some terminology changes. In addition
to the alternative lables listed above, CISD can also be called
"Powerful Event Group Support" or PEGS
CISD/PEGS sessions are highly formalized
in order to provide confidentiality, non-judgment, equality of rank
and seven phases through which the group is guided in order to invite
the healing of shared experience. Participants learn that others
are experiencing some of the troubling symptoms they themselves
are undergoing. Those who are symptom-free provide the hope of full
recovery from traumatic events.
Group
Crisis Intervention is approved for continuing education
credits by:
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (#NM09101I),
and
The New Mexico Department of Health Emergency Medical Systems
Bureau (#226048)
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Many
hospitals, fire, EMS, and police agencies have CISM teams for
their own personnel
and to assist other agencies at the time of need. CISM members
become
identified as resources within agencies to assess the level of
need and to have the resources to initiate an appropriate response.
More information on the need and purposes of CISM
training are listed at our site for the Individual
Crisis Intervention and Peer Support Course.
For the ICISF
catalog description of the Group Crisis Intervention course, click
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