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Upcoming Events
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) Training Series:
March 24 & 25 2011, 8:30 - 5:00 pm, Salvation Army Edmonton Temple, 9115 - 75 Street Edmonton, AB Canada
Group Crisis Intervention 14 hour, two day session 8:30 - 5:00 pm
The Value of Critical Incident Stress Management Skills Overview:
Mental Health first aid matters -- it really helps.
First responders, mental health professionals, faith-based workers, school personnel, disaster social services staff, volunteers, medical professionals and others can be exposed to particularly stressful situations, even matters of life and death, much more frequently than the general public when responding to disasters or emergency situations. Such exposure can result in the erosion of physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. Through proactive efforts and application of critical incident stress management skills, first responders, mental health professionals, faith-based workers, school personnel, and others are learning to care for one another in the first waves following a crisis. In addition, they are learning that private suffering does not have to be part of the job.
Group Crisis Intervention 14 hour, two day session
Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, the Group Crisis Intervention course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.
This course is designed for anyone in the fields of Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and Traumatic Stress.
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Program Highlights
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• Relevant research findings
• Relevant recommendations for practice
• Incident assessment
• Strategic intervention planning
• "Resistance, Resilience, Recovery" continuum
• Large group crisis interventions
• Small group crisis interventions
• Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
• Reducing risks
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Completion of "Group Crisis Intervention" and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (14 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in ICISF's Certificate of Specialized Training Program.
ICISF Certified Trainer: Major Roy Langer, Salvation Army
Through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. and in his work with Salvation Army, Maj. Roy Langer has trained many people including first responders, mental health professionals, health care providers, clergy, volunteers and educators in Alberta and through out Canada. As a provider of CISM related training and with over two decades involvement in disaster services, Roy is able to bring together groups from different disciplines and various levels of training, to learn from one another and to use the tools of CISM in a fun, productive and respectful learning environment.
Location: Salvation Army Edmonton Temple, 9115 - 75 Street Edmonton
Registration Deadline: Thursday March 10th, 2011
Lunch is not provided as part of the registration fee
Register Province wide:
- e-mail your completed registration form to: chair.ngocouncil.com
- MAIL your completed registration form with payment to: NGO Council of Alberta, Suite 248, 11215 - Jasper Avenue, Edmonton AB T5K 0L5
- FAX your completed registration form to 780-452-2835 ATTN: NGO Council Group Crisis Intervention Training
- CALL 1-800-665-7114 option 8 extension: 8245 Stacy (In Edmonton 780-452-6565 ext 8245)
- Payment accepted: PO's, cheques (if you need to pay by cash, please confirm arrangements with Stacy prior to March 10th, 2011)
Group Crisis Intervention Registration Form - click here
11TH ANNUAL DISASTER FORUM CONFERENCE
MAY 9-12, 2011 BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA
The conference will return to beautiful Banff, Alberta in the heart of the Rocky Mountains for the 11th annual Disaster Forum Conference - four days of professional development sessions and social activities with a distinctively western Canadian flare!
The conference features a world-class program of speakers targeted at management and emergency preparedness practitioners interested in emergency management and/or business continuity. The internationally recognized Banff Centre (http://www.banffcentre.ca/) will be the location for the conference and our host hotel.
AND STAY TUNED FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION TO OPEN IN DECEMBER/10!
Early Bird Registration starts at $895 + GST
Includes hot breakfast & lunch, coffee breaks, access to keynotes, breakout speakers, product demos & more! Registration also includes one ticket to each evening event!
For more information on the conference, speakers, schedule and discounts for booking hotel, rental car and airfare - please visit disasterforum.ca for updated information. Complete speaker schedule and online registration will be available in December!
Exciting Keynote Speakers for 2011 include:
Mr. Kim Zagaris, State Fire & Rescue Chief, State of California Emergency Management Agency
Dr. Kathleen Tierney, Professor, Department of Sociology & the Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Director of Natural Hazards Centre, University of Colorado at Boulder
Michael Doucet, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer Sector, RCMP, National Headquaters
Some of our Break Out Sessions Include:
Rene Blantell, Kelowna Fire Chief (retired) - Okanagan Wild Fire
Dennis Brown, Director, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre - The New ICS Program in Canada
Sheila Burke, Vice President ERCO World Wide - The Effects & Response to the Chillean Earthquake
Dr. Donald Davies, Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc - Toxicology in Emergency Management
Clark Esler, Manager, Emergency Services Department, Suncor Energy Inc, Ft. McMurray - Lessons Learned from a Mutual Aid
Dangerous Goods Exercise
David Galea, Director, Emergency Management, City of Edmonton - Edmonton Lago Lindo Explosion June 20, 2010: Lessons Learned
During Emergency Response & Recovery
Dr. Daniel Kollek, McMaster University, Executive Director, Centre for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness - Haz Mat Decon in Health Care
Brian Lamond, Spectra Engery - CSA Standard Z246.1 Security
Michael Louie, ERCB - ERCB's Exercise Evaluation
Scot Phelps, NY Paramedic - The Invasion of Zombies as a Model for Emergency Management
Ron Robinson, Fire Chief, City of Medicine Hat - Textbook to Reality: 2010 Flooding in the Medicine Hat Area
AEMA Basic Emergency Management Course
The AEMA Basic Emergency Management Course is now online. AEMA stakeholders and other interested parties can access the course on the agency website, from the Agency home page, and from the training page. The course is a prerequisite for many of the other courses offered by the AEMA and for most of the courses offered by the Canadian Emergency Management College in Ottawa. Follow this link to the BEM Course: AEMA BEM Course
Incident Command System 100 Self-study
The Government of Alberta identifies the Incident Command System (ICS) as the preferred emergency management system for all responders, organizations, and incidents. The Alberta Emergency Management Agency evaluates examinations for Alberta residents.
The 2011 version of ICS 100 Self-study is the result of a collaboration between the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, Alberta Emergency Management Agency, Parks Canada, Ground Search and Rescue Council of Canada, Manitoba Fire Commissioner's Office, Search and Rescue Volunteers Association of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
_Incident_Command_System_100_Self-study - click here
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