This 25 hour course trains qualified individuals to work as a team with the goal of helping people in crisis cope with the physical, emotional, and behavioral reactions to trauma in the aftermath of a community crisis.

Training has been approved for 25 CEU hours from the PA Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors and 25 PCCD credits.  

Please note:  Completion of this application does not secure a seat in the training.  KCIT's registration process includes a breif interview. You will be notified if you have been selected for this training course. 

This cost of this training is just $100.00 per participant.  Funding for this training is provided by The Pennsylvania Comission on Crime & Delinquency. Payment is not due until after the registration interview is completed and you have been notified by KCIT of your admission.

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TRAINING AGENDA

DAY ONE

Training Times:  3:00 PM-7:00 PM

• Orientation to Crisis Response Training
• Overview of Crisis Response
• Internal and External Factors of Trauma
• Resiliency and Coping                       

DAY TWO

Training Times:  8:30 AM- 5:00 PM

• Crisis Interventions
• Companioning and Overview of Psychological First Aid
• Group Crisis Interventions
• Demonstration of Group Crisis Intervention
• Group Assignments and Group Work

DAY THREE

Training Times:  8:30 AM- 5:00 PM

• Long-term Crisis Reactions
• Spiritual Dimensions of Trauma
• Children and Trauma
• Older Adults and Trauma
• Death, Grief, and Death Notification
• Cultural Considerations
• Care of the Caregiver/ Self-Care

DAY FOUR

Training Times:  8:30 AM- 3:30 PM

• Group Presentations
• Crisis Response Practice
• Deployment Process
• KCIT Membership