Assisting in Crisis Training

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
Assisting Individuals in Crisis / Peer Support

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Rock Church San Diego, Community Chaplaincy

When: Thursday, August 7th – Saturday, August 9th, 2025 Thursday & Friday: 6:00PM-9:15PM, Saturday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Location: Rock Church Pt. Loma 2277 Rosecrans St. 92106

COURSE CONTENT:

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) 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. Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. This course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual intervention for someone experiencing a crisis (e.g., peer, friend, or family support). The audience for this class includes both emergency services, peer support personnel, family and spousal support, church members, chaplains without formal training in mental health, as well as mental health professionals, who desire to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques.
Please note that this is a two-day course. Full attendance is required to receive ICISF course credit. The topics listed below will be covered over the course of three days.

Topics of Instruction include:

• The concept of CISM as a comprehensive crisis intervention program
• The role of the individual intervention in the comprehensive CISM program
• Terms and concepts relevant to the study of crisis, traumatic stress and crisis intervention
• Basics in Peer, Friends, and Family Support Intervention strategies
• Active listening and crisis communication techniques
• Demonstration of selected crisis communication techniques
• Psychological reactions to crisis and trauma
• SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention and its role in comprehensive CISM
• Demonstration of the use of SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention
• Review of common problems encountered while working with individuals in crisis

REGISTRATION & COST:

$75 Per Person for Paid Registrations on or before Monday, July 14th
$95 Per Person for Registrations after July 14th

Payment by Check, Venmo, or Credit Card. (Note: No refunds after July 14th)
Venmo: Chaplain-Fund
Check: Chaplain Fund, 5140 Park Rim Dr. San Diego, CA 92117
Credit Card: Email Mickey.Stonier@sdrock.com to arrange credit card payment.

Register by email to: Dr. Mickey Stonier at Mickey.Stonier@sdrock.com
Registration Information Required for ICISF Official Roster: Name, Cell Phone, Email Address, Mailing Address.