Certificate of SpecializedTraining Program

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION’S

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Michelle Parks or Kelly Hall

mparks@icisf.org or khall@icisf.org

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS FOUNDATION, INC.3290 Pine Orchard Lane, Suite 106, Ellicott City, MD 21042Phone: (410) 750-9600 | Fax: (410) 750-9601 | ICISF.org

VISIT US ONLINE AT ICISF.ORG

EMERGENCY SERVICES • HEALTHCARE CRISIS MANAGEMENT & STAFF SUPPORT

MASS DISASTER AND TERRORISM • SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN CRISIS RESPONSE

SPIRITUAL CARE IN CRISIS INTERVENTION • SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS RESPONSE

WORKPLACE & INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

SEVEN SPECIALTY TRACKS

ICISF offers a “Certificate of Specialized Training” in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), designed to document the completion of a standardized curriculum in Crisis Intervention. This program was developed in response to numerous requests from institutions (managed care organizations, EAP, etc.) and individuals.

There are currently seven specific, not mutually exclusive, Certificates of Specialized Training that may be awarded upon provision of appropriate documentation showing completion of the required courses.

The Certificate of Specialized Training Program is optional and voluntary and does not replace the award of individual course completion certificates.

Review the information below regarding completion of any of the Certificates of Specialized Training:

1. All courses used toward completion of a Certificate of Specialized Training must be officially recognized by ICISF (e.g. Certificate of Attendance must be an official ICISF certificate; additionally, if taught by an approved instructor, the certificate of attendance must have an ICISF course number printed on the face of the certificate). If you are unsure whether a course you plan to attend is recognized by ICISF feel free to contact ICISF.

2. In compliance with the criteria set forth by the University of Maryland Training Centers (UMBC TC) only those certificates which reflect the full contact hours (e.g. full attendance) for the designated course will count as a completed course for the Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

3. Any individual may apply for more than one Certificate of Specialized Training provided the requirements have been met for each Certificate.

To apply for an ICISF Certificate of Specialized Training Track:

Complete the application form on ICISF.org under education and training.Submit copies of ICISF Certificates of Attendance for all required courses. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide all copies of certificates required for each track. Attach the application fee (must be in US funds):

Please allow up to 45 days for processing. Certificate of Specialized Training Certificate will be granted for a period of three years at which time the certificate is renewable by completing updated continuing education through ICISF.

BOTH REQUIRED• Group Crisis Intervention

• Assisting Individuals in Crisis (formerly Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support)

ONE OF THESE REQUIRED• Advanced Group Crisis Intervention - OR -

• Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis - OR -

• Strategic Response to Crisis

ONE OF THESE IS REQUIRED• Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention - OR -

• Suicide Awareness: An Introduction for Crisis Responders (Online - 14 Contact hours) - OR -

• Suicide Awareness: An Introduction for Crisis Responders (Live - 7 Contact hours) - PLUS - 1-Day Elective - OR - Understanding Suicide

**Specialty Curriculum and Elective Courses also required for completion of a track.

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NEW $35 $75 $150RENEWAL $20 $25 $50

PLEASE NOTE: The Certificate of Specialized Training attests to the completion of a standardized curriculum in Crisis Intervention. This certificate does not indicate competence in the field, nor does it provide certification in the field of CISM.

Core Curriculum + Specialty Curriculum + Elective(s) = Required To Complete Each Specialty Track

Certificate of Specialized Training Program Application Instructions

All Tracks are Required to Complete the Core Curriculum**

Specialty CurriculumEMERGENCY SERVICESTotal of 4 days of training required for this specialty (either two 2-day courses - OR - one 2-day course and two 1-day courses)

2-Day Courses• Behavioral Emergencies: Survival Strategies for Emergency Services and Counselors• From Battlefield to Street: One Uniform to Another• Law Enforcement Perspectives for CISM Enhancement (Live or Online)• Line of Duty Death: Preparing the Best for the Worst• Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider

1-Day Courses• Techniques for Delivering Bad News for Crisis Response Personnel (Live or Online)• Understanding Uniformed Services Family Stress • Workplace Violence

HEALTHCARE CRISIS MANAGEMENT & STAFF SUPPORTMust complete Staff Support in the Healthcare setting along with two 1-day courses

2-Day Course (Required for Specialty Track)• Staff Support in the Healthcare Setting

1-Day Courses• Resilience in Healthcare: Performance, Meaning & Connection • Techniques for Delivering Bad News for Crisis Response Personnel (Live or Online) • Workplace Violence

MASS DISASTER AND TERRORISMTwo courses required

2-Day Courses• Emotional & Spiritual Care in Disasters• Resilience Training: Psychological Survival Skills for Before, During and After Crises • Terrorism: Psychological Impact and Implications

SCHOOLS & CHILDREN CRISIS RESPONSETotal of 4 days of training required for this specialty (either two 2-day courses - OR - one 2-day course and two 1-day courses)

SCHOOLS & CHILDREN CRISIS RESPONSE (continued)2-Day Courses

• CISM Application with Children• Managing School Crises: From Theory to Application (Live or Online)

1-Day Course• Workplace Violence - PLUS - an additional 1-day elective

SPIRITUAL CARE IN CRISIS INTERVENTIONTotal of 4 days of training required for this specialty (either two 2-day courses - OR - one 2-day course and two 1-day courses)

2-Day Courses• Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters• Grief Following Trauma• Pastoral Crisis Intervention I and/or 2• Spiritual and Psychological First Aid

1-Day Course• Critical Incidents in Places of Worship-Providing Effective Crisis Support - PLUS - an additional 1-day elective

SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS RESPONSETwo Courses Required

2-Day Courses• From Trauma to Addictions• Resilience Training: Psychological Survival Skills for Before, During and After Crises • Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider

WORKPLACE & INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONSTotal of 4 days of training required for this specialty (either two 2-day courses- OR - one 2-day course and two 1-day courses)

2-Day Courses• Comprehensive Crisis Preparation and Response for the Workplace• Corporate Crisis Response• Understanding Human Violence: Survival Information for Emergency Services and Counselors

1-Day Course• Workplace Violence plus an additional 1-day elective

Elective Requirements(Either one 2-day course - OR - two 1-day courses in addition to specialty track courses to complete each specialty track)

2-DAY COURSESOne 2-Day Course Required for Each Specialty Track

• Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis Intervention

• Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP): Coping with the Psychological Aftermath of Violence

• Behavioral Emergencies: Survival Strategies for Emergency Services and Counselors

• Building Skills for Crisis Intervention Teams

• CISM: Applications with Air Medical, Critical Care Transport and Airborne Law Enforcement

• CISM: Application with Children

• CISM: When Disaster Strikes: Linking Emergency Management with Stress Management

• Comprehensive Crisis Preparation and Response for the Workplace

• Corporate Crisis Response

• Domestic Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A CISM Perspective

• Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters

• From Battlefield to Street: One Uniform to Another

• From Trauma to Addictions

• Grief Following Trauma

• Healing Ways Group Crisis Intervention for Indigenous People

• Law Enforcement Perspectives for CISM Enhancement (Live or Online)

• Managing School Crises: From Theory to Application (Live or Online)

• Pastoral Crisis Intervention I

• Pastoral Crisis Intervention II

• Resilience Training: Psychological Survival Skills for Before, During and After Crises

• Spiritual and Psychological First Aid

• Staff Support in the Healthcare Setting

• Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider

• Strategic Response to Crisis

• TEAM: Team Evolution and Management

• Terrorism: Psychological Impact and Implications

• Understanding Human Violence: Survival Information for Emergency

• Services and Counselors

• Working with Victims of Individual and Mass Crimes

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1-Day CoursesTwo 1-Day Courses Required for Each Specialty Track

• Best Training Practices for the CISM Instructor

• Critical Incidents in Places of Worship-Providing Effective Crisis Support

• Techniques for Delivering Bad News for Crisis Response Personnel(Live or Online)

• Psychotraumatology: A Cognitive Therapeutic Approach

• Resilience in Healthcare: Performance, Meaning and Connection

• Treatment of Complex PTSD

• Understanding Uniformed Services Family Stress

• Workplace Violence

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