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Group Crisis Intervention
5th Edition Slides
Authored by Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Ph.D.
5th Edition Categories
 Important Information
- Must know
information
 Critical Information – Essential for
CISM applications
 Enrichment Information – Expands
CISM knowledge base
Objectives:
 Define key crisis terms and
concepts
 Define key stress terms
 List components of CISM
system
 Explain informational vs.
and concepts
interactive groups
 Explain CISM
 Role-play practice
 Understand Resistance,
 Explain risks if providers
resilience and recovery
 List elements of CISM
strategic planning formula
are not trained or if they
violate standards of
practice
6 Core Elements of CISM
 Surveillance, Assessment and Triage
 Listening skills, SAFER-R, Individual Crisis
intervention
 Strategic assessment and planning
 Informational group processes
 Interactive group processes
 Personal and Community resilience: resistance,
resilience, and recovery- (defined page 17)
for further reading see appendix 1, page 133
Section One
Pages 17-34
Key Terms and Concepts:
Crisis and Crisis Intervention
Key Terms and Concepts of Crisis
and Crisis Intervention
Critical Incidents
Powerful traumatic events that initiate
the crisis response
Without critical incidents there would be
no crisis reactions and no need for crisis
intervention.
The “Terrible Ten”
A sample of Critical Incidents
 Line-of-duty death
 Suicide of colleague
 Serious line-of-duty injury
 Disaster / multi-casualty incident
 Killing or wounding an innocent person
“The Terrible Ten”
 Significant events involving children
 Prolonged incidents especially with loss of
life
 Personally threatening situations
 Events with excessive media interest
 Any highly distressing event
Simply stated….
Crisis is state of heightened
emotional arousal
…a state of emotional turmoil
Crisis
A crisis is an acute emotional reaction
to some powerful stimulus or a demand
CRISIS
PRE-CRISIS
FEELINGS
THOUGHTS
FEELINGS
THOUGHTS
Types of Crises
 Maturational Crises (plural of crisis) – Associated
with changes in various stages of life: adulthood,
midlife, aging, retirement.
 Situational (associated with events such as
accidents, deaths, disaster, violence, loss,
illness, threats.)
Characteristics of a Crisis
 Disruption to a person’s state of
psychological balance
 Usual coping mechanisms fail
 Distress, impairment, or dysfunction
(Gerald Caplan, MD, 1964)
STAGES OF CRISIS
post-crisis
3. improved
1.function
crisis
pre-crisis
*
2. stuck
Angle of disorganization
Point of
impact
disorganization
Trial and error
High anxiety
Denial
Anger
Remorse
Grief
Reconciliation
*
Crisis event
Crisis and Stress
Crisis and stress are related.
When a person has an emotional
crisis, there is also a state of
Mental and Physical arousal
(stress) that goes along with the
state of emotional turmoil
Stress Without Crisis
 We live in stress throughout our existence
(24 hours x’s 7days a week – always)
 Balancing between eustress and distress
 Stress is a state of arousal from mild to
extreme. Helps us to stay healthy
 You have stress even when you have no
crisis.
 But you can’t have a crisis without stress.
Critical Incident Stress
An acute emotional, cognitive, and
physical reaction that results from an
exposure to a powerful, horrible, awful,
terrifying, threatening or grotesque
stimulus or to an overwhelming demand
or circumstance
page 18
Critical Incident Stress
A state of heightened cognitive, physical, emotional
and behavioral arousal that accompanies the crisis
(more to be said in Section Two)
Crisis Intervention
Crisis intervention is a temporary,
active, and supportive entry into the life
situation of an individual or of a group
during a period of extreme distress.
Groups are not treated as
individuals and individuals are
not treated as groups!
Different intervention procedures are used
for individuals than those that are used for
groups.
History of Crisis Intervention
…these milestones are amplified on pages 22-28
 The beginnings of people helping others is
lost in antiquity.
 First organized approach to Crisis
Intervention – Franco Prussian War (18701871)
 Simple procedures: reduction of war stimuli,
food, rest, fluids, opportunity to speak with
medical personnel
History of Crisis Intervention
 World War I –First the French and then the
Americans used a similar approach
 Crisis intervention helped 65% of
psychologically traumatized soldiers to
return to front in 3-4 days.
 Without crisis intervention, only 40% were
able to return to combat and that took 3-4
weeks. (Thomas Salmon, 1919)
History of Crisis Intervention
 Crisis Intervention has often been called
“Psychological First Aid.” That term was first
used about 1933. It certainly was applied in
WWII.
 Crisis Intervention formalized by the work of
Gerald Caplan and Eric Lindermann in the
Coconut Grove fire in 1942.
History of Crisis Intervention
 In the early 1970’s the foundations of CISM
were set
 In the 1980’s Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell developed
the CISM program through his work at the
University of Maryland Baltimore County.
 2007 United Nations adopted CISM program
for its employees world-wide.
Providers of Crisis Intervention
 Police
 Community volunteers
 Firefighters
 School personnel
 Medical staff
 Disaster workers
 Pre-hospital EMS
 Mental health professionals
 Military
 Clergy / chaplains
 Federal agencies
 others
 Communications personnel
Goals of Crisis Intervention
 Reduce emotional tension
 Stabilize the person
 Mobilize personal resources
 Mitigate the impact of the traumatic event
Goals of Crisis Intervention
 Normalize reactions and facilitate normal
recovery processes.
 Restore individuals to adaptive functions
 Enhance unit cohesion and unit performance
in homogeneous groups
 Identify individuals who may need
professional assistance and refer as
necessary
 Simplicity
 Brevity
 Innovative
 Pragmatism
 Proximity
 Immediacy
 Expectancy
Principles of
Crisis
Intervention
Steps in Crisis Intervention
8 steps of CI, Albert Roberts, Ph.D.
 Introduction
 Assess the situation and the impact on the people
involved
 Mentally list all the options
 Choose the best option
 Implement the option immediately
read more on pgs. 28 - 32
Steps in Crisis Intervention
 Reassess the people involved
 Maintain, change, or abandon the option
 Closure of the intervention
Note: if the person is suicidal, a referral to
the next level of care is required.
(8 steps of CI, Albert Roberts, Ph.D.)
Critical Incident
Stress Management
A way to remember: Title and Description
 C - Critical
 C - Comprehensive
 I - Incident
 I - Integrative
 S - Stress
 S - Systematic
 M - Management
 M – Multi-component
Pgs.33 & 34
Critical Incident
Stress Management
 An organized approach to Crisis intervention
 A “package” of crisis intervention techniques
 CISM is a subset of Crisis Intervention and
shares directly in the history, theory, principles,
practices, goals and techniques of Crisis
Intervention
Pages 32 and 33
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
 One tactic among many in the CISM system
 Not the same as CISM
 For homogeneous groups only
 Interactive group crisis intervention
 7 step model
 Covered thoroughly in Section Seven
Section Two
Stress: Psychological and Behavioral
Reactions to Stressors
pages 37-46
Stressor
A stressor is a stimulus that causes
or initiates the stress response
Stressor vs. Stress Response
there is a difference
Stressor is the stimulus
Stress is arousal in response to a
stimulus. It is a nonspecific
response of the body to any
demand
Stressor vs. Stress Response
there’s a difference
Stress consists of a combination of
neurologic, neuroendocrine, and
endocrine arousal response
mechanisms that can alter every
organ and function in the human
body. Stress can accelerate the
aging process. Stress equals
arousal.
General Adaptation Syndrome
 Alarm equals arousal (cognitive, physical,
emotional)
 Resistance equals behaviors to cope with
the arousal
 Exhaustion equals the period when energy
to maintain resistance is depleted
Concept developed by Dr. Hans Selye
General Adaptation Syndrome
Stimulus
Resistance
Exhaustion
baseline
Recovery
Main Types of Stress
Eustress- positive
Distress- negative
Page 38
Eustress vs. Distress
Maximum positive effect
Stress Arousal
Stress is Usually Not Dangerous
Unless…
It Prolonged or Intense
Cumulative Stress
 “Burnout” is an out-of-date term that is
occasionally brought up
 Cumulative stress is unmitigated stress arousal
that builds over time
 Cumulative stress: Three identifiable phases
a) Stress arousal
b) Energy conservation
c) Exhaustion
Page 37
Target Organ
The part of the body, or mind, that
is a target of the stress and which
develops signs and symptoms of
over-arousal
Stressor
Stress Response
Target
Organ
Target Organ Identification
An Example…..
Traffic jam
Increased Adrenalin
Increased Feelings of anxiety, Heart rate
increases, and blood pressure rises, etc.
Trauma
A horrific event outside of the
realm of usual human experience.
The person experiencing it finds it
markedly distressing and feels
fear, helplessness and horror
Page 38
Traumatic Stress
 Most intense form of distress
 A broad range of cognitive,
physical, emotional, spiritual, or
behavioral reactions
Page 39
Post Traumatic Stress
 Also known as Critical Incident Stress
 Normal response of normal, healthy, people
to a terribly abnormal event.
 Often overwhelms coping mechanisms
Critical Incident Stress* is
Normal After Trauma
It becomes dangerous to health
when it is not resolved
*AKA Post Traumatic Stress
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 If Critical Incident Stress is not managed
properly and if it remains unresolved, it may
turn into one or more psychological
conditions that can interfere with normal life
functions.
 One of the worst conditions is Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Page 39
Overview of Criteria for PTSD
A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious
injury or sexual violence
B. Symptoms of intrusion associated with the
traumatic event
C. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with
the traumatic event
D. Negative alterations in thinking and mood
Associated with the traumatic event
Overview of Criteria for PTSD
E. Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity
associated with the traumatic event.
F. Duration of the disturbance(B.C.D.E) is at least
30 days
G. The disturbance causes clinically significant
distress or impairment in social, occupational and
other important areas of function.
Overview of Criteria for PTSD
The disturbance is not attributable
to physiologic effects of a
substance (e.g. medication or
alcohol) or other medical condition.
Other Conditions Resulting
From Trauma
 Substance abuse
 Panic disorder
 Withdrawal
 Changes in personality
 Depression
 Loss of self confidence
 Brief Psychotic Reaction
 Increased anxiety
 Panic attacks
 Increased irritability
Trauma Membrane
After trauma, people begin to form
a membrane around themselves
that insulates them from additional
trauma. Over time it may block out
appropriate help as well. Early
intervention is highly
recommended.
Symptoms of Traumatic Stress
 Cognitive
 Physical
 Emotional
 Behavioral
 Spiritual
see, read and remember pages 41-43
Psycho-traumatology
A study of psychological
traumatization
Section Three
Strategic Planning in Crisis Intervention
&
Critical Incident Stress Management
Pages 46-58
Effective Staff Support
Programs
 Comprehensive
 Not therapy, but support
 Integrative
 Systematic
 Full support package
 Multi-tactic
Effective Staff Support
Programs
 Linkage to wide range of resources
 Run and staffed by Peer Support Personnel
 Contains the Six Core Elements
Six Core Elements of CISM
 Surveillance, Assessment of the event and the
impact on the personnel
 Strategic Planning
 Listening, Individual support, and Crisis
Intervention
 Informational groups
 Interactive groups
 Follow-up and referral services
Assessment
 Circumstances
 Nature and Magnitude of event
 Impact on people exposed
Characteristics of a Crisis
Strategy
 Full assessment
 Development of goals and objectives
 Select the right people to provide the
services
 Develop a strategic plan of action
 Select the right crisis tactics
Tactical Components of CISM
 Pre-event preparation, education, training,
planning and policy development
 Assessment procedures (nature and
magnitude of event, impact on people)
 Strategic Planning procedures (5 T’s)
 Individual crisis intervention support actions
Tactical Components of CISM
 On scene support services
 Informational groups for operations
personnel (RITS)
 Informational groups for citizens (CMB)
 Interactive groups: Defusing
 Interactive groups: CISD
Tactical Components of CISM
 Significant other support services
 Follow-up services
 Referral services for those who need more
than what CISM can provide
See pages 52-54 See chart on Pages 55-56
Strategic Planning Formula
 Theme
 Target(s)
 Types
 Timing
 Team
Theme
What are the issues, concerns,
questions, threats, circumstances,
and special situations that need to
be considered?
Pages 50-51
Targets
Who needs assistance and who
does not need assistance?
Types
What types of help will be most
beneficial?
Timing
When will the assistance be most
useful to those who need it?
Team
Who is being sent in to provide the
assistance and do they have the
personality, background, and skills to
provide the necessary support
See pages 50-52
Introduction to Strategic Crisis
Planning Exercise
Your instructor will conduct a brief
Strategic crisis planning exercise at
this time.
Section Four
Informational Group Crisis Interventions
Informational Groups
1. Rest, Information, Transition
Services (RITS)
2. Crisis Management Briefing
(CMB)
A change in terminology
RITS was formerly known as
“Demobilization”
The name change brings about clarity
of function and eliminates confusion
with military communities. The need,
function and process remains
unchanged
Rest Information Transition
Services
 Informational session for staff, not for use with
populations outside of Emergency Services or
the military.
 Provided once at end of a unit’s first exposure to
a major prolonged critical incident (disaster,
military operation).
 Some form of follow-up is usually required.
Pages 59 -64
Rest Information Transition Services
Primary purpose: to provide support and information
to operations personnel at large scale, complex and
prolonged incidents.
Consists of two main segments
1) brief information presentation
(10 minutes maximum)
2) rest, food, refreshments (20mins.)
Command then informs personnel of the next steps
or tasks (reassignment, rest, etc.)
Rest Information Transition Services
 Only one provider necessary
 No efforts to have a discussion
 No one asked to speak
 Provide information, instructions, guidance
only
 Have peers available for individual support
Rest Information Transition Services
Logistical Considerations
 Assemble team members
 Establish a schedule for arriving workers
 Establish liaison with Incident Management
 Establish location within reasonable proximity of
the incident that has adequate space for crews
 Goals-assessment, mitigate impact
Page 61
Rest, Information, Transition
Services
Exercise
Crisis Management Briefing
 Versatile informational group process
 Works well with heterogeneous groups
 Works with any event that has an powerful
impact on the community.
 Has been used in schools, businesses,
organizations, clubs, hospitals and government
agencies.
Crisis Management Briefing
 Can be repeated to accommodate huge
numbers of people
 Can be provided multiple times as long as new
information is added each time.
 May be done via television or radio if necessary
 May be provided at regular intervals during a
disaster
Crisis Management Briefing
 May be applied to military and emergency
services personnel
 Generally 20 to 45 minutes
 Primary purpose is information, instructions,
and guidance only
Crisis Management Briefing
Goals
1. Provide Information
2. Rumor Control
3. Reduce Chaos
4. Share effective coping
5. Provide avenues for follow-up care /
Referral information
6. Engender Community Morale / Enhance
Morale
7. Restore to adaptive function
Crisis Management Briefing
Process
Step 1 Assemble participants (Team and Victims)
Step 2 Provide accurate information about the incident
Step 3 Anticipate, discuss and normalize current and
potential stress reaction
Step 4 Teach stress management specific to the groups
needs
Crisis Management Briefing
Exercise
Section Five
Interactive Group Crisis Intervention
Defusing
Pages 69-83
Yalom’s Eleven Most Therapeutic
Factors for Effective Groups
 Impart information
 Use socializing techniques
 Instill hope
 Initiate behaviors
 Altruism
 Interpersonal learning
 Universal concepts
 Group cohesiveness
 Corrective recapitulation
 Catharsis
 Guidance, nurturing, support,
assistance
Homogeneous Groups
 Best served by interactive group processes
 The interactive group processes are
1.
Defusing and 2. CISD
 Understanding and resolving the traumatic
experience can best be accomplished in a brief
group discussion
 Group members learn from each other
Types of Groups
 Primary groups – very homogeneous
 Secondary Groups – some familiarity but most
heterogeneous
 Random groups – extremely heterogeneous
NOTE: Defusing and CISD were designed only for
homogeneous groups never to be used for heterogeneous groups
Therapeutic Factors in Group
 Impart information
 Instill hope
 Altruistic
 Universal concepts
 Corrective recapitulation
Therapeutic Factors in Groups
 Use socializing techniques
 Initiate behaviors
 Interpersonal learning
 Group cohesiveness
 Catharsis (Irvin D. Yalom (2005)
Defusing
 An interactive group process
 Same day (up to 8 hours after incident ends)
 Has little effect or no effect after 12 hours
 Group must be homogeneous
 If opportunity is missed, provide one-on-one
support followed later by CISD
Defusing
 Advantage in defusing is group members
emotional guards are down and needs are high.
 Groups in crisis are more open to right kind of
help
 Focus on unit cohesion and unit performance
Defusing
 In a few cases a defusing may be all the group
needs.
 In other cases a CISD should follow
 If reactions are intense or suppressed and if there
appears to be unfinished business, then a CISD is
indicated a few days later.
Defusing
 When a CISD is necessary, it is generally made
stronger by having had the defusing first.
 In a line of duty death situation a 5-phase CISD is
provided instead of the defusing
 5-phase CISD is taught in the advanced group course.
 In a disaster, RITS is provided instead of a defusing
Criteria for Homogeneous Group
 Group members have a relationship with each other
before the traumatic event
 They have a shared history
 They have spent considerable time together prior to the
event
 They have experienced the same traumatic event.
Warning!
If the Group is Heterogeneous
Provide informational group
services like the RITS (for staff in
large scale events) or, more likely,
the CMB
Goals of Defusing
 Stabilization of the traumatized group
 Restore unit cohesion
 Restore unit performance
 Assessment tool to determine if group
members need something else in addition to
the defusing
Defusing
Don’ts
 go beyond 30 minutes
 go into detail
 try to turn the defusing into a therapy
session.
 have deep discussions of emotions
Defusing
Do’s
 Brief group discussion
 Brief situation overview
 Opportunity for a quick assessment of group
needs
 Run by two trained peers
 Rarely a stand alone. It needs follow-up
Defusing
All providers of defusing must be properly trained in
CISM!
“…peer interactions tap into many therapeutic factors.”
(Paturel, 2012)
“groups provide social support, they improve social
networks and they can reduce stigma, isolation and
feelings of alienation among members.” (Paturel, 2012)
Defusing
“…hearing from peers may be more helpful
than receiving guidance from a therapist since
peers can identify with one another.”
(David Yalom, MD, 2005. Theory and Practice of Group
Psychotherapy” as reported in Paturel, 2012)
DEFUSING: 3 PHASES
 INTRODUCTION – Introduce team; lay out the
guidelines; lower anxiety about the process
 EXPLORATION – Allows a brief discussion of the
experience. A brief “story” of the event
 INFORMATION – Provide information, normalize, teach,
guidance, summarize key points
Introduction Phase
 Introduce team members
 State purpose / describe process
 Motivate participants
 Set ground rules
 Stress confidentiality
 Not investigative
 No one forced to speak
 All viewpoints are important
INTRODUCTORY EXERCISE
take a look at
pages 86-81
Exploration Phase
 Ask for brief description of event
 Ask clarifying questions
 Group members share experiences of the event only
as much as they wish
 Look for themes / concerns
 Assess need for more help
 Reassure as necessary
Information Phase
 Acknowledge / summarize the exploration provided by
the group members
 Normalize experiences and / or reactions
 Teach key stress survival skills
 Emphasize taking care of self
 Rest / family life / stress management
 Offer additional help such as one-on-ones
Section Six
Practice Exercises for Defusing
Section Seven
INTERACTIVE GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
DEBRIEFING
Pages 91-125
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
(CISD)
 A structured GROUP discussion concerning a critical
incident
 First described by Mitchell (1983) for use with
homogeneous groups of emergency services personnel
 Historical roots in military psychiatry (see HERD, S.L.A.
Marshall)
 Requires a team approach
CISD GOALS
 Mitigate distress
 Facilitate psychological normalization and psychological
“closure” (reconstruction)
 Set appropriate expectations for psychological / behavioral
reactions
 Serve as a forum for stress management education
 Identification of external coping resources
 Serve as a platform for psychological triage and referral
CISD Team Resources
 Minimum: Two CISM trained team members
 At least one mental health clinician
 Other team member(s) may be “peer support
personnel,” spiritual leader, another mental health, or
physical health professional
 ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE TRAINED IN the
interactive group process - CISD
PLANNING THE CISD
 SIZE: group (2-20)
 DURATION: 1-3 hours
 TIMING: 1-10 days for most incidents (1-3 days for
most acute public safety incidents; 3-4 weeks for
disasters). note: Implement when “psychological
closure” possible, i.e., disengagement. Timing has more
to do with PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS than the passage of
time
 LOCATION: Room with chairs placed in a circle or
around a table, isolated away from incident site and
distractions
CISD Considerations
 Convenient time
 All involved operations personnel invited
 Personnel relieved of duties
 Ideal group size is 2 - 20
 Homogeneous groups (homogenize with regard to
traumatic exposure/ psychological toxicity)
 Ideally, one team member for every 5 or 6 participants minimum of 2
 Follow up planning as necessary
Important CISD Considerations
 Strict Confidentiality
 No breaks
 Timing is important
 Location and physical environment
 Closed circle format
COMMON GROUND RULES
 Participation voluntary
 No notes, recording devices
 Try to limit break until after group is finished
 Not operational critique, not investigation
 Not a “blame” session
 Not therapy, nor substitute for treatment
 Address issue of confidentiality vs. privilege
PHYSICAL FORMAT
Door
Peer
MHP
Door
Peer
MHP
Peer
Peer
Door
Peer
MHP
Peer
Peer
Door
MHP
Peer
Peer
Door
Peer
Peer
Avoid tables, distractions,
dispatch speakers,
equipment,
And CPR training
dummies. Try to avoid
snacks till after.
They are impediments to
communications!
Peer
MHP!!!!
CISD STRUCTURED 7 PHASES
INTRODUCTION
FACT PHASE
THOUGHT PHASE
REACTION PHASE
SYMPTOM PHASE
TEACHING PHASE
RE - ENTRY PHASE
Phase Progression of a CISD
COGNITIVE
RE-ENTRY
INTRODUCTION
FACT
TEACHING
THOUGHT
SYMPTOM
REACTION
AFFECTIVE
Clarified Phase Progression of a CISD
COGNITIVE
Introduction
Summary
Brief
Situation
Review
Stress
Management
and Recovery
Process
First
Impressions
of the
Incident
Signals of
Distress
Aspect causing
most personal
distress
AFFECTIVE
INTRODUCTION
 Introduces team members
 Sets expectations
 Describes “ground rules”
 Ground rules anticipate potential problems and attempts
to address them in advance
 Addresses confidentiality
 Participation in discussion is VOLUNTARY
 Preview questions
INTRODUCTORY EXERCISE
Take a look at Pages
110-113
FACT PHASE*
Prompt
“Tell who you are and what happened
from your perspective.”
*May still be used when group exposed to multiple
stressors, as in disaster out-processing, or culmination of
a tour of duty. “Tell us about your experiences.”
Alternative Fact Phase:
 Used when larger than expected group shows up at CISD
 Used when the administrator places the CISD team members
under an arbitrary time restriction
 Who arrived first; what happened
 Who came in next; what happened, etc.
THOUGHT PHASE
Prompt
“What was the first or most prominent thought
that entered your mind regarding the incident?”
Any unusual or disquieting thoughts?
REACTION PHASE
Prompts
“What was the worst part of this event for you?”
Any aspects of the event that have caused you
the most pain or distress?
If you had the power to erase one single
aspect what would you most want to eliminate
from the total experience?
SYMPTOM PHASE
Prompt
“What physical or behavioral changes have you
experienced since the event?”
Or, “What has life been like for you since the
event?”
Or, “What signals of distress have you noticed in
yourself since this happened?”
TEACHING PHASE
Team members normalize reactions, provide anticipatory
guidance, teach stress management, describe external
resources available.
Teach to what has been expressed
Encourage participants to continue the recovery process
The group should be used as a resource to identify coping
techniques that have been useful in the past.
RE-ENTRY PHASE
Prompts
Reiterate normalization
Q & A, if indicated
Summarize key points, “lessons learned”
Offer cognitive reframe if useful to facilitate closure,
reconstruction
Foster group cohesion, if indicated
Section Eight
CISD Practice Session
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