CISM/CISD TRAINING
Critical Incident Stress Management and Critical
Incident Stress Debriefing Certification
CISM PDF download
CISM is a comprehensive, integrative, multicomponent
crisis intervention system. CISM is considered
comprehensive because it consists of multiple
crisis intervention components, which functionally
span the entire temporal spectrum of a crisis.
CISM interventions range from the pre-crisis
phase through the acute crisis phase, and into
the post-crisis phase. CISM is also considered
comprehensive in that it consists of interventions
which may be applied to individuals, small functional
groups, large groups, families, organizations
and even communities (www.icisf.org/aboutcism.htm).
Critical Incident Stress Management and Critical
Incident Stress Debriefing (CISM/CISD) certification
is now mandatory for all individuals desiring
to serve those impacted by terrorists acts, natural
disasters, plane crashes, and any other major
crisis event. Crisis Management and crisis debriefing
are powerful tools used to help victims deal
with the crisis and to get back to as normal
a life as possible as quickly as possible.
(www.icisf.org)
Basic & advanced training cannot be taken
consecutively.
CISM Training Opportunities
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
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CPE is not a course in personal evangelism,
but a process in which students begin to explore
the psychological implications of ministry and
specifically their motivation for ministry. During
the training, students will be challenged by
their supervisor and/or members of their peer
group. Out of an intense involvement with persons
in need, and the feedback from peers and teachers,
students develop new awareness of themselves
as persons and of the needs of those to whom
they minister. From theological reflection on
specific human situations, they gain a new understanding
of ministry. Within the interdisciplinary team
process of helping persons, they develop skills
in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships
(www.acpe.edu/brochure.htm).
Association of Clinical Pastoral Education
www.acpe.edu
Local Church Training
Hands-on-Ministry Training
This program is designed to introduce pastors and lay persons to effective skills in ministry during specific times of need. This introductory training provides practical advice in dealing with various situations faced by those serving as Volunteer Chaplains. It provides training on 30 different subjects including Effectively Ministering in Emergency Situations, Personal or Family Trauma, Ministering to Families at Risk, Ministering to Families Touched by Death, Understanding the Stages of Grief, Ministering to Terminally Ill Persons, Establishing Relationships Conducive to Ministry, Acceptance without Compromise, M inistering to Those With Drug & Alcohol Addictions and Learning to Listen. An additional 12 classroom hours of specific instruction is also available for those ministering in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Prisons, or the Marketplace. For more information regarding training opportunities, contact Chaplain Nathan Timmerman at 972-287-9945, nathantimmerman@sbcglobal.net, or P.O. Box 360416, Dallas, TX 75336.
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