Course Catalog

The KCCRB offers several training courses. See below for a summary of each class. The cost per class is as follows:

On February 18, 2009 the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board unanimously approved the motion to provide KCCRB regular courses to KCCRT Members in Good Standing at no cost. This applies to all courses offered by KCCRB only.   Team Members may also repeat any of the courses at no cost, for full CEU credits.

Definition of KCCRT Members in Good Standing:

1. Has a Current Membership Agreement on file, and complies with agreement
2. Completed ICS 100 and ICS 700 NIMS courses (also free, online)
3. Holds current ID Badge and Accountability Tag. (In order to receive an ESF 8 badge members must register through Kentucky Health Emergency Listing of Professionals for Surge (K HELPS) http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/preparedness/KHELPS.htm )
4. Has submitted the ESF-8 form
5. Has submitted the KyEM Workers Comp Form 50

(Formerly the Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support Course)  Crisis intervention is NOT psychotherapy. Rather it is a specialized acute emergency behavioral health intervention that requires specialized training. As physical first-aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called "emotional first-aid."  Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of, and a specific protocol for, individual intervention. The audience for this class includes emergency services, military, and business/industrial peer support personnel without formal training in behavioral health, as well as behavioral health and school professionals who desire to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques. ($150; 13 Contact Hours)

Please note that this is a two-day class. The topics listed below will be covered over the course of two days.

(8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m.)    Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

The concept of CISM as a comprehensive crisis intervention program

The role of the individual crisis intervention in the comprehensive CISM program

Terms and concepts relevant to the study of crisis, traumatic stress and crisis intervention

Differential utilities of selected crisis communication techniques

Demonstration of selected crisis communication techniques

Psychological reactions to crisis and trauma

SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention and it's role in comprehensive CISM
Demonstration using the SAFER protocol for individual crisis intervention

Review of common problems encountered while working with individuals in crisis

Continuing Education Units (CEU):  Certificates will be issued from the University of Maryland-Baltimore for all the above courses for the number of contact hours and continuing education units.  Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board is approved by the following Kentucky Boards to award continuing education units:  Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EIL), Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage & Family Therapists, Kentucky Board of Social Work, Kentucky Board of Certification for Professional Art Therapists, and Kentucky Board of Certification for Certified Professional Counselors.

To register for this course Click Here (Microsoft Word)

Group Crisis Intervention training program is designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multicomponent crisis intervention curriculum. The two day course prepares participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services, including pre and post incident crisis education, significant other support services, on-scene support services, crisis intervention for individuals, demobilizations after large scale traumatic incidents, small group defusings and group interventions. The Group Intervention Course specifically prepares participants to provide several of these interventions. The need for appropriate follow up services and referrals when necessary is also described. Considerable evidence gathered to date strongly supports the multicomponent crisis intervention strategy that is discussed in this course. The Group Intervention training is open to any person who wishes to know more about crisis intervention techniques. Emergency services and disaster workers, security, safety, military, industrial and school system personnel, EAPs, human resources personnel, psychologists, social workers, counselors and others can all benefit from the Group Intervention training. ($150; 14 Contact Hours)

Day 1: (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
General, cumulative, critical incident stress and PTSD
High risk populations- emergency services, military, other
Critical Incidents - death, injury, threat, terror, etc.
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) fundamentals
Core intervention tactics
Demobilization
Defusing of small groups

Day 2: (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Defusing Demonstration
Essentials of group intervention, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Assessing the need for CISD
Factors which enhance CISD success
Question / Answer

Continuing Education Units (CEU):  Certificates will be issued from the University of Maryland-Baltimore for all the above courses for the number of contact hours and continuing education units.  Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board is approved by the following Kentucky Boards to award continuing education units:  Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EIL), Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage & Family Therapists, Kentucky Board of Social Work, Kentucky Board of Certification for Professional Art Therapists, and Kentucky Board of Certification for Certified Professional Counselors

To register for this course Click Here (Microsoft Word)

Pastoral Crisis Intervention I (PCI) may be thought of as the combination of faith-based resources with traditional techniques of crisis intervention. PCI represents a powerful addition to traditional community and organizational psychological support resources. The purpose of this two-day workshop is to assist the participants in learning how pastoral interventions and traditional psychological crisis interventions may be effectively integrated.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Demonstrate a familiarity with the psychological interventions as may be applied within a faith-based community; Define the concepts of crisis and Critical Incident Stress Management; Define Pastoral Crisis Intervention; Define the SAFER-R-PCI model; and Identify the most appropriate Pastoral Crisis Intervention to use with a given crisis event.

Chaplains, pastoral counselors, mental health professionals, ministers, and anyone interested in the use of faith-based resources in crisis intervention should find this course of interest. ($150; 13 Contact Hours)

Day 1: (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)
Nature of psychological crisis
Crisis Intervention
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Overview of faith-based healing: Nature and research
Applications of pastoral crisis intervention
Pastoral crisis assessment: The "crisis of faith"
Psychological triaging
Common psychological reactions during crisis

Day 2: (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)
Mechanisms of pastoral crisis intervention
The role of religion
Mechanisms of traditional crisis intervention
Indications and contraindications
Practice in pastoral crisis intervention
Most challenging applications
Common problems encountered in pastoral crisis intervention

Continuing Education Units (CEU):  Certificates will be issued from the University of Maryland-Baltimore for all the above courses for the number of contact hours and continuing education units.  Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board is approved by the following Kentucky Boards to award continuing education units:  Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EIL), Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage & Family Therapists, Kentucky Board of Social Work, Kentucky Board of Certification for Professional Art Therapists, and Kentucky Board of Certification for Certified Professional Counselors. Application made for Association of Professional Chaplain continuing education units.

To register for this course Click Here (Microsoft Word)

The Preparedness program offers the Psychosocial Impact of Disasters & Catastrophic Events - A Trained Community Crisis Responder Course (TCCR).

COMING SOON!!!!

Course Description:

This training includes information on the following topics:  types of trauma caused by disaster, phases of disaster, and risk factors that make disasters and terrorist events psychologically toxic for survivors and responders. Participants will learn the factors and situations that influence psychological response; assessment of community needs; effects of terrorism before, during and after impact; types of terrorist agents (CBRNE) and the psychological reactions likely with each.  Participants will learn principles of psychological first aid and its application in the aftermath of disasters, terrorism, and catastrophic events. Recent innovations in service delivery as a result of mass terrorism and disaster will be presented. The Oklahoma City bombing, the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, Pandemic Influenza, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) will be used as case studies, and students will participate in a variety of small group learning exercises and scenarios.

Training will be provided in two parts:  part one will be online; part two will be an 8-hour face-to-face classroom event.  Participants will have a two week timeframe before the classroom event to complete the online portion.  Registration for this course is provided at www.train.org.  NOTE:  You will have to register for both the online portion and the classroom portion.  Call Hardin Stevens at (502) 564-4990 for assistance with online registration.

Who Should Attend?  First Responders, Emergency Management, School Personnel, Nurses, Physicians, Behavioral Health Professionals, Public Health Dept. Representatives, Local Community Agency Representatives, Community Leaders.