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Surviving and Thriving Your Career as a 1st Responder

September 2, 2024

This course identifies the biological and emotional reactions to workplace stress, hypervigilance, and trauma to illustrate the impact of a First Responders work environment. This course discusses a person’s support foundation upon entering their career and how it has changed both positively and negatively over time. It also explores the effects of job-related trauma and…

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Surviving and Thriving Your Career as a First Responder

September 2, 2024

This course identifies the biological and emotional reactions to workplace stress, hypervigilance, and trauma to illustrate the impact of a First Responders work environment. This course discusses a person’s support foundation upon entering their career and how it has changed both positively and negatively over time. It also explores the effects of job-related trauma and…

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Surviving and Thriving Your Career as a 1st Responder

September 2, 2024

This course identifies the biological and emotional reactions to workplace stress, hypervigilance, and trauma to illustrate the impact of a First Responders work environment. This course discusses a person’s support foundation upon entering their career and how it has changed both positively and negatively over time. It also explores the effects of job-related trauma and…

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Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention (3-day GRIN Course)Jefferson City, MO

June 17, 2024

This 3-day course combines ALL the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses. Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy; it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention requiring specialized training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first…

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Group Crisis Intervention / Peer Support (Poteau, OK)

August 21, 2024

GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION is PHASE 2 of the “Initial Peer Support Training” in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and is a 2-day course which prepares the Peer to provide CISM interventions of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings (CISD), Defusing, Crisis Management Briefings (CMB), and other strategies useful in Group situations. The need for appropriate follow-up services…

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Group Crisis Intervention / Peer Support (Muskogee, OK)

August 21, 2024

GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION is PHASE 2 of the “Initial Peer Support Training” in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and is a 2-day course which prepares the Peer to provide CISM interventions of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings (CISD), Defusing, Crisis Management Briefings (CMB), and other strategies useful in Group situations. The need for appropriate follow-up services…

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Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention (3-day GRIN Course) O’Fallon, MO

June 27, 2024

This 3-day course combines ALL the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses. Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy; it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention requiring specialized training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first…

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ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS in CRISIS / Peer Support (Durant, OK #1)

September 2, 2024

ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS in CRISIS is PHASE 1 of the process to become a trained “Peer Support Responder”. This is a 2-day course of “Initial Peer Support Training” / Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) that is intermixed with additional wellness topics for new Peer Support members. This course is the foundation which prepares the student to…

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ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS in CRISIS / Peer Support (Durant, OK #2)

September 2, 2024

ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS in CRISIS is PHASE 1 of the process to become a trained “Peer Support Responder”. This is a 2-day course of “Initial Peer Support Training” / Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) that is intermixed with additional wellness topics for new Peer Support members. This course is the foundation which prepares the student to…

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Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention (3-day GRIN Course) Frontenac, MO

August 13, 2024

This 3-day course combines ALL the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses. Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy; it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention requiring specialized training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first…

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