Designed to provide participants with the latest information on critical incident stress management techniques and post-trauma syndromes, the Advanced Group Crisis Intervention builds on the knowledge base which was obtained through the Group Crisis Intervention course. Emphasis will be on advanced defusings and debriefings in complex situations. This course is designed for EAP, human resources and public safety personnel, mental health professionals, chaplains, emergency medical services providers, firefighters, physicians, police officers, nurses, dispatchers, airline personnel and disaster workers who are already trained in the critical incident stress debriefing format. This course requires previous training and experience in ICISF’s “Group Crisis Intervention”. Course Highlights include Relevant research findings, Managing complex group oriented crisis interventions, Nature and importance of incident assessment, Strategic intervention planning, Comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multi-component CISM, Concepts of enhanced group processes, Significantly delayed interventions, “Multiple incident CISD”, Suicide of a colleague, and Small group crisis support sessions after a disaster.
Instructor: Chaplain Jim Crowley recently retired as the Executive Chaplain for Central Oregon Public Safety Chaplaincy (COPSC) having served them full time since the Fall of 2003, and joined Willamette Valley First Responder Chaplains (WVFRC) in the Spring of 2021 as the Senior Instructor. Chaplain Jim has been a chaplain for over 35 years and earned the International Conference of Police Chaplaincy (ICPC) Diplomat Chaplain Credential and the Master of Ministry Degree from Northwest Nazarene University. He is an Approved Instructor with the International Critical Incident and Stress Foundation (ICISF). Chaplain Jim is a member of the Central Oregon Critical Incident Stress Management (COCISM) team, serves on the Oregon State Police (OSP) Critical Incident and Response Team (CIRT) and ) and the Chaplain Response Team (OCRT) for the Office of Oregon State Fire Marshalls.
Cost of the Course includes: Registration, ICISF Materials & Certificate