Stress Injury Management
Psychological First Aid, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) & Stress Injury Programs for Wilderness, Remote Environment & Social Work Professionals
Helping You
Cope When Others Can't
Without knowledge & training, psychological stress injuries can devastate not only mental health, but families, relationships and careers. Employers' understand that it's not just a legal obligation to protect their employees, but also an economic necessity to be able to retain and empower their skilled staff.
Crisis Intervention Training: Awareness Level
The Awareness level training is recommended for all staff, volunteers, and supervisors working in outdoor/remote industries. Presented as a seminar or a half-day workshop giving knowledge and tools to recognize and respond to a crisis situation …
Crisis Intervention Training: Responder I
Usually delivered as a two-day course teaching “Assisting Individuals in Crisis”. Participants will learn the basics of crisis intervention and how to assist individuals in crisis. Crisis intervention is also known as “emotional first aid” and teaches the …
Crisis Intervention Training: Responder II
“Group Crisis Intervention” usually delivered as a two-day course: . The Group Crisis Intervention course is a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention course designed to prepare participants to recognize and …
Crisis Intervention Training: Operations Level
This course is designed for supervisors, managers, and staff in risk management and safety positions. In the coordinator course, participants will review the role of the first responder and the application of the Incident Command Structure to crisis and …
Certification Levels
Industry Specific Programs
Specialist Tracks
Professional Development Programs
Where your people come first
We are here to help you train and develop programs for dealing with deaths, critical incidents, and near-miss events. Our programs are designed to help your people, your clients, and your organization.
Staff Resilience
Goal: Protecting staff in potentially stressful environments
Crisis Response
Goal: preparing staff with strength and skills to respond to a traumatic event
Post-Incident Care
Goal: recognize and respond to stress-injury and emotional trauma
Embedded Support Systems
Goals: trauma-informed planning for your organization & promoting self-reliance in remote environments
Some You
Lose
Working with the vulnerable is rewarding but it exposes you to trauma, tragedy and losses for which you can feel responsible.
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Death Investigators Grapple with Grief After Route 91 ShootingA fantastic article was published last month that reminds us of how much people in the background can be impacted by a traumatic event. 'Everything That You're Feeling Is Okay' by Ann Givens was published on September 30, 2019, and
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Making Resilience Skills Accessible to ChildrenDr. George Everly is a highly respected author and researcher with groundbreaking work in resilience, crisis intervention, and disaster response. Dr. Everly's impressive biography draws the attention of many in the mental health world, especially in caring for the first
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Training from the BACK of the Room comes to AnchorpointOver the last week, our training manager, Katja Hurt, has been braving the sweltering east coast temperatures to bring Training From the BACK of the Room to Anchorpoint Response and the Pacific Northwest. Training from the BACK of the Room, or