Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Class

February 17-18, 2012, Pikes Peak Room

We will be offering the CISM class, "Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support," as a follow-up to the "Sharing Hope In Crisis" class that we hosted in October. 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.” Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual intervention. 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.

Cost for the two-day class is $80.00. Space is very limited, so please sign up quickly. Register Now