Assisting Individuals in Crisis

VIRTUAL…Two Day Class

Must attend both days! (MONDAY and TUESDAY)

8:30am - 5:00pm EST each day

Virtual doors open at 8:00am

One-to-one support skills rooted in Psychological First Aid principles.

Course Description:

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". This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual crisis intervention.

This course is designed for anyone who desires to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques 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.

Learning Objectives:

- 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

- Risks of iatrogenic "harm"

Contact Hours/Continuing Education:

Two-Day Course; 13 Instructional Hours 1.3 General CEUs from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Based on a formula of 1 CEU for every 10 contact hours.

Certificate of Completion:

Upon completion of this course with verified full attendance, participants are eligible to receive an electronic ICIS Certificate of Completion, including general continuing education credit.

Participants must complete a course evaluation before certificate release. Receipt of a Certificate of Completion does not attest to field competence. Completion does not provide certification in CISM or clinical credentials.

Profession-Specific CEU Guidance:

Acceptance of crisis training for profession-specific continuing education requirements varies by state and licensing authority. Participants are encouraged to contact their state licensing board or credentialing agency in advance for the most current guidance.

Participants must verify with their state licensing or credentialing authority prior to registration to determine whether the ICISF Certificate of Completion and CEUs will meet requirements for their specific profession or agency.

Assisting Individuals in Crisis Registration