leave today for 13th FEMA Highed Education Conference in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 8th Afternoon Breakout Sessions
(7) Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM): A Program to Address Issues of Secondary Traumatization
Among Disaster Workers
Description: This presentation is a Critical Incident Stress Management Program (CISMP) that is designed to anticipate and mitigate the emotional
impact of external and internal critical incidents upon individuals and groups who deliver disaster recovery services.
This comprehensive program provides for immediate and sustained responses to assist disaster workers in effectively minimizing the emotional
detriment of stressful incidents that commonly result from interactions with disaster victims. These disaster workers are further compromised with
potential for secondary traumatization as they listen to the pain and losses of disaster victims, work longer hours daily and extended work weeks
without sufficient restful breaks.
This multi-tactic early intervention program is a structured, peer-driven, clinician-guided and supported process designed to provide interventions
to address disaster-related mental health issues. Primary emphasis is placed on individual peer support for immediate action. Specialized
individual and group support, assessment, and referral to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other resources are provided by a stress
management clinician.
Peer Partners participate in a training program which includes:
Ø An overview of stress assessment and management
Ø Critical/intervention orientation
Ø Identification and utilization of peer support techniques
Ø Event pre-planning, event briefings, defusings and debriefings
Ø Protocol for responding to an incident
Ø Basic information on workplace violence
Moderator: Mick Maurer, Ph.D.
Director, Disaster Training & Exercises
American Red Cross in Greater New York & Adjunct Professor MCNY
Presenters: Norma S. C. Jones, PH.D., LICSW
Stress Management Specialist, (CISM)
US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Phillip Franks, Training Manager
US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Jeffery Long, (CISM-Advanced)
Training Specialist, US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Reporter: Rick Bacon
American Military University
3:00-4:30 Not Your Grandmothers Red Cross: Opportunities Available for Undergrad and Graduate Emergency Management
Students - Thursday, June 10, 2010
Presenters:
Mick Maurer, Ph.D.
Director, Disaster Training & Exercises for the American Red Cross in Greater New York
& Adjunct Professor MCNY
James H. Savitt, Ph.D.
Chair, American Red Cross in New York State Disaster Consortium
& Professor at Empire State College
Jacqueline Villafane, Ph.D.
Manager of Leadership Development at ARC/HQ
3:00–5:00 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 8th Afternoon Breakout Sessions
(7) Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM): A Program to Address Issues of Secondary Traumatization
Among Disaster Workers
Description: This presentation is a Critical Incident Stress Management Program (CISMP) that is designed to anticipate and mitigate the emotional
impact of external and internal critical incidents upon individuals and groups who deliver disaster recovery services.
This comprehensive program provides for immediate and sustained responses to assist disaster workers in effectively minimizing the emotional
detriment of stressful incidents that commonly result from interactions with disaster victims. These disaster workers are further compromised with
potential for secondary traumatization as they listen to the pain and losses of disaster victims, work longer hours daily and extended work weeks
without sufficient restful breaks.
This multi-tactic early intervention program is a structured, peer-driven, clinician-guided and supported process designed to provide interventions
to address disaster-related mental health issues. Primary emphasis is placed on individual peer support for immediate action. Specialized
individual and group support, assessment, and referral to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other resources are provided by a stress
management clinician.
Peer Partners participate in a training program which includes:
Ø An overview of stress assessment and management
Ø Critical/intervention orientation
Ø Identification and utilization of peer support techniques
Ø Event pre-planning, event briefings, defusings and debriefings
Ø Protocol for responding to an incident
Ø Basic information on workplace violence
Moderator: Mick Maurer, Ph.D.
Director, Disaster Training & Exercises
American Red Cross in Greater New York & Adjunct Professor MCNY
Presenters: Norma S. C. Jones, PH.D., LICSW
Stress Management Specialist, (CISM)
US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Phillip Franks, Training Manager
US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Jeffery Long, (CISM-Advanced)
Training Specialist, US DHS/FEMA
VA National Processing Service Center
Winchester, VA
Reporter: Rick Bacon
American Military University
3:00-4:30 Not Your Grandmothers Red Cross: Opportunities Available for Undergrad and Graduate Emergency Management
Students - Thursday, June 10, 2010
Presenters:
Mick Maurer, Ph.D.
Director, Disaster Training & Exercises for the American Red Cross in Greater New York
& Adjunct Professor MCNY
James H. Savitt, Ph.D.
Chair, American Red Cross in New York State Disaster Consortium
& Professor at Empire State College
Jacqueline Villafane, Ph.D.
Manager of Leadership Development at ARC/HQ
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