Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters
Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters The purpose of this advanced level course is to enhance the skills of clergy, chaplains, mental health professionals, and trained crisis responders to provide effective emotional and spiritual care (ESC) to meet the disaster-related needs of disaster responders and disaster affected families and individuals within disaster operations by integrating CISM principles and practical care. This course builds on the crisis intervention principles taught in the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) courses: Group Crisis Intervention; Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support; and Pastoral Crisis Intervention. Upon completion, participant will be able to: Articulate the role of the ES caregiver from one’s own faith tradition and the elements of ESC provided in a pluralistic disaster environment; Clearly define the role and function of the emotional and spiritual caregiver within the incident command system and disaster relief operation; Identify the physical, psychological, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual impact of disasters; Provide emotional and spiritual care to disaster survivors, first responders and relief workers through a multifaceted range of ESC interventions within a multi-phasic continuum of the post trauma/disaster aftermath; Assess ones own suitability to provide ESC within the trauma and disaster context; Identify a personal self-care plan for maintaining one’s own emotional, physical and spiritual health during deployment. (13 Contact Hours; 13 CE Credits for Psychologists; 13 CE Hours for Calif. MFTs & LCSWs; 13 Contact Hours for National Certified Addiction Counselors;13 PDHs for EAPs;OR 1.3 General CEUs from UMBC)* Completion of “Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters” class and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (13 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program. Taught by Day 1 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) • The role of the ES Caregiver • Definition of religious and spiritual interventions • The role of ESC in an incident command or disaster relief operation • Structure for ESC operations within ICS system • ESC Team- mission, organization, challenges Day 2 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) • Physical, psychological, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual impact of disasters • Impact of disasters on affected populations • Emotional and spiritual care to disaster survivors and relief workers • Appropriate assessment and CISM interventions • Self assessment This course builds on concepts learned in the “Group Crisis Intervention” and “Indivdiual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support” classes and are strongly suggested, but not required prior to taking this course.
- The role of the ES Caregiver
- Definition of religious and spiritual interventions
- The role of ESC in an incident command or disaster relief operation
- Structure for ESC operations within ICS system
- ESC Team - mission, organization, challenges
- Physical, psychological, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual impact of disasters
- Impact of disasters on affected populations
- Emotional and spiritual care to disaster survivors and relief workers
- Appropriate assessment and CISM interventions
- Self assessment