TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT
Hello Everyone.
Attached please find the training announcement and registration form for the Assisting Individuals in Crisis course being held on January 22nd & 23rd, 2016.
To expedite the registration process, the following information is being provided:
(1). Registrations are handled on a first come/first serve basis.
(2). Classes fill up quickly so we recommend you register early.
(3). When classes are full, waiting lists are handled on a first come/first serve basis.
(4). An email confirming that your registration has been received will be sent to you.
(5). If you do not receive a confirmation email within one week of submitting your registration, please re-send. Sometimes transmissions do not go through.
(6). Registration forms may be sent without payment attached; however, payment is due by January 15, 2016. If payment is not received by January 15th, then someone on the waiting list will be offered your seat.
(7). If your organization is covering the registration fee for you, exceptions to the above will be considered providing you have made the appropriate arrangements with Cheryl Kennedy (clkennedy72@yahoo.com) in advance of January 15, 2016.
Please direct all questions about registration to Cheryl Kennedy at clkennedy72@yahoo.com or 716-864-8101.
Please direct all questions about the curriculum to Bonita Frazer at bonitafrazer@yahoo.com or 716-218-2398.
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Thank you for your attention and have a pleasant day.
Gloria Grant-Dalfonso
Program Secretary
Western New York Stress Reduction Program
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The Western New York Stress Reduction Program, the MMRS Mental Health Subcommittee, the Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team, and the Erie County Department of Mental Health are pleased to announce the following 2-day course:
Assisting Individuals in Crisis
(Formerly titled “Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support”)
Dates: Friday January 22nd, 2016 & Saturday January 23rd, 2016
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm both days
Location: Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center (Fire Training Academy)
3359 Broadway, Cheektowaga, New York 14227
This is an International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) developed curriculum. Advantages of attending are:
Participants will learn how to provide individual crisis intervention using proven methods
Participants will receive a certificate of completion from the ICISF
Participants will receive continuing education credits from the University of Maryland at Baltimore
This course is required for persons pursuing the ICISF Certificate of Advanced Training
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the natures & definitions of a psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
Understand the resistance, resiliency, recovery continuum
Understand the nature and definition of critical incident stress management and its role as a continuum of care
Practice basic crisis communication techniques
Be familiar with common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions
Understand the putative and empirically-derived mechanisms of action in psychological crisis intervention
Practice the SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention
Understand how the SAFER-Revised model may be altered for suicide intervention
Understand and discuss the risks of iatrogenic “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further discuss how to reduce those risks
Presenter: Bonita S. Frazer, MS, CTS, FAAETS is the Mental Health Emergency Planning Coordinator for Erie County. Through her volunteer work with the American Red Cross and the Western New York Stress Reduction Program, she has provided crisis intervention and critical incident stress management services to survivors of critical incidents & disasters, and to emergency services personnel who respond to these events. Bonita is a volunteer for the Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team and the Canine Therapy Teams of Western New York. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists.
Please do not register if you cannot commit to attending both days in their entirety. Registration is limited to 30 persons and certificates of completion will be given only to those who have completed the training in its entirety.
Questions about registration can be directed to Cheryl Kennedy at 716-864-8101 or via email at clkennedy72@yahoo.com
Questions about the curriculum can be directed to Bonita Frazer at 716-218-2398. 204 or via email at bonitafrazer@yahoo.com
REGISTRATION FORM
Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Friday September 18th, 2015 & Saturday September 19th, 2015
Persons who are interested in attending the training must complete the registration form and send the appropriate payment. Please complete a new registration form for each registrant. All registrants will be notified whether or not they have been accepted into the class. REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 at 4:30 PM
Two-Day Course Fee Schedule: $80.00
Lunch will be provided both days.
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE JANUARY 15TH DEADLINE and can be made by personal check, business check, money order or purchase order payable to the Western New York Stress Reduction Program Inc.
NOTE: This training session is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to take the Advanced Assisting Individuals course scheduled February 19 & 20, 2016
Please LEGIBLY PRINT your name exactly as you would like it to appear on your certificate of completion, and complete all sections listed below.
Full Name: ____________________________________________
Agency: ____________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ____________________________________________
Daytime Phone: ____________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________
Police Helpline Peer: YES NO
Discipline(s):
____ Police
____ Fire
____ EMT / Paramedic
____ Dispatch
____ Corrections
____ Medical / Hospital
____ HazMat
____ Public Health
____ Clergy / Chaplaincy
____ Military
____ Mental Health
____ Employee Assistance Program
____ Elementary / Middle / High School
____ College / University
____ Other - Please Specify
Please submit the completed form to Cheryl Kennedy via mail or email:
Address: 7118 Michael Road, Orchard Park, New York 14127
Email: clkennedy72@yahoo.com
PLEASE NOTE: If you submit your registration via mail, please email Cheryl Kennedy at clkennedy72@yahoo.com to inform her your registration(s) will be forthcoming.
Should you need to cancel, please notify Cheryl Kennedy as soon as possible so that we may fill your slot with another registrant.