UPCOMING TRAINING! Pastoral Crisis Intervention* October 11 & 12, 2007 Pastoral Crisis Intervention may be thought of as the combination of faith-based resources with traditional techniques of crisis intervention. Pastoral crisis intervention 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. Chaplains, pastoral counselors, mental health professionals, rabbis, ministers, and anyone interested in the use of faith-based resources in healing should find this course of interest. 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
*Approved by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (www.icisf.org) Continental breakfast and lunch included on both days! Location: The training will be held in a brand new training facility located in the Arena District of downtown Columbus, Ohio. McConnell Education Hall 262 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43215 Instructor: Gregory M. Schad (read bio)
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