CISM Application with Children

Traumatic events involving children disturb and confuse both children and adult responders. Our children deserve the opportunity to heal from the frightening complications of childhood trauma. This course explores the developmental considerations and children’s trauma response from infancy through adolescence. Preventive, intervention, and recovery strategies will assist the adult in responding to traumatized children. This course will provide a venue for adults to gain comfort in their capability to help traumatized children through a discussion of crisis management principles and the necessary modifications for children. Self-care for adult caregivers who recognize the need to heal our children is emphasized. Adults working with traumatized children must deal with their feelings of inadequacy as they seek to assist a child in crisis. Most adults do not feel prepared to deal with the intense reactions of children. Parents, caregivers, educators, crisis management professionals, and emergency service CISM peer team members can benefit from this course's preventive and intervention guidelines and practical crisis management strategies.

Course Highlights

Recognizing high-risk traumatized children
Partnership opportunities within the community
Assessment Considerations Pertinent to the traumatized child
Trauma and grief Symptomatology
Developmental consideration pertinent to the traumatized child
Correct and ethical crisis intervention sensitive to a child
Development of crisis response plans
Adolescent suicide deaths and appropriate crisis response
Parental, family, and community influences
Implications of caring for adults when working with traumatized children