Register for the ICISF 3 Day GRIN Course September 9-11

Hosted by: Treasure Coast CISM Team

The course is from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day.

Dress is casual/comfortable

Lunch to be provided/or bring your own

Training location: Martin County Fire Rescue Headquarters

800 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, Fl. 34994

Course Description: This 3-day course combines ALL of the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses.

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”. Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, this course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.

This course is designed for anyone 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

Program Length: The combined Assisting Individuals and Group Course is a 27 hour minimum course. Taught over the course of three consecutive days. Attendance is required all 3 days to receive certificate of completion

Instructor:Cynthia Krosky, CSP, LCSW (Certified Speaking Professional and Licensed Clinical Social Worker). Cynthia on the Treasure Coast CISM team with over 20 years’ experience in Critical Incident Stress Management. Her specializations include Compassion Fatigue, Mental Health First Aid, Workplace Disasters, Domestic Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction and Mass Casualty events. She is a certified and approved instructor in Group Crisis Intervention and Assisting Individuals in Crisis, Psychological Body Armor, and Peer ParaCounseling from the International Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation (ICISF). She is also an Instructor in Mental Health First Aid.