CityTeam is hosting a 2 Day CISM Group Crisis Intervention Course

Thursday & Friday, March 13th & 14th, 2008

CityTeam Ministries
2304 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95131

Instructor: Dr. Daniel W. Clark PH.D

To Register – please contact Tanya Lison at CityTeam
408-232-5637 or tliston@cityteam.org

Download Registration Form

2 Day Course Description:
The CISM: Group Crisis Intervention training program is designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multicomponent crisis intervention curriculum. The two day course prepares participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services including pre and post incident crisis education, significant other support services, on-scene support services, crisis intervention for individuals, demobilizations after large scale traumatic incidents, small group defusings and the group intervention known as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The CISM: Group Crisis Intervention course specifically prepares participants to provide several of these interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusing and the CISD.

Day 1:(8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

• General, cumulative, critical incident stress and PTSD
• High risk populations: emergency services, military, other
• ‘Critical Incidents’ - death, injury, threat, terror, etc.
• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) fundamentals
• Core intervention tactics
• Demobilization
• Defusing of small groups
• Demobilization
• Demobilization
• Demobilization

• Defusing Demonstration
• Essentials of group intervention, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CIS
• Assessing the need for CISD
• Factors which enhance CISD success
• Question / Answer

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dan W. Clark PH.D.

Dr Clark is a licensed clinical psychologist currently working as the Washington State patrol department psychologist. Dr Clark is the Clinical Director of the patrol’s peer support and CISM teams. He is the CEO of Critical Concepts Consulting. Prior to working for WSP, Dr. Clark worked in inpatient, outpatient, and community mental health settings for the U.S. Army. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. A member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation faculty since 1998 and an approved instructor since 1996, he is also past President of the Washington Critical Incident Stress Management Network.

Dr. Clark routinely presents on a variety of topics including workplace violence; suicide prevention, intervention and postvention; critical incident stress management; coping with change; communication skills; dealing with difficult people/employees; and related topics

Website: http://www.criticalconcepts.org/

Photo from web: http://www.criticalconcepts.org/Biography.htm

ARE YOU READY?

CityTeam Disaster Response and SEPA VOAD Presents:
A free voad/citizen corps disaster preparedness training
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 9:30a to 12:30pm
City Team, 634 Sproul Street, Chester, PA 19013

Help make you, your family and your community safer, stronger and better prepared to respond to the threats of disasters of all kinds.

Topics include: What is Citizen Corps/VOAD, Introduction to Disasters, Fire Safety, Flood Safety, Disaster Preparedness, Building an Emergency Kit, Introduction to Mass and Shelter Operations

After taking the Citizen Corps training course, you will be eligible to take further free trainings such as CPR, First Aid, AED, Sheltering in Your Community and more!! You will also be credentialed to help during a large-scale disaster if needed on a voluntary basis.

You will be an asset to your community during times of need!!

RSVP by January 15, 2008 to Jill Davis at 610-872-6865 X101 or jdavis@CITYTEAM.org