Crisis Response Care

Crisis Response Care
Crisis Response Training

Crisis Response Care

What is Crisis Response Care? Crisis Response Care is a resource designed for first responders, Chaplains and community volunteers to deepen their knowledge in the area of crisis response. Our intention is to provide information from multiple sources in one place to assist them serving their communities.

Follow the link found on the Media page or search Care 911 podcast where ever you download podcasts.

TRAIN

Overview of Crisis Response Training (CRT) offered by K-LOVE
Register option to CRT classes by location - The class list contains classes available for registration 90 days prior to class training
CRT Course Descriptions
- Grief Following Trauma (GFT)
- Emotional & Spiritual Care in Disasters (ESC)
- Individual & Group Crisis Intervention (GRIN)
- Group Crisis Intervention (GRP)
- Individual Crisis Intervention (IND)
- Suicide Prevention (SPIP)
- Spiritual & Psychological First Aid (SPFA)
List of current year upcoming CRT classes (PDF)
Testimonials of previous class registrants
Previous class videos of CRT training sessions to assist in the format and content of training

RESPOND

Links to organizations to volunteer your services in support of a disaster
Information about Emergency Planning & Disaster Preparedness
Toolkits and checklists to assist in support of a disaster

SUPPORT

Links to organizations that provide services during a disaster and information about disaster preparedness
Links to support groups that provide services during a disaster
Submission of prayer requests to K-LOVE

MEDIA

Support videos and photos for First Responders (e.g. YouTube videos)
Various News Articles featuring First Responders, Emergency Services, Disaster Planning, etc.

Other Features

Option to donate to K-LOVE’s CRC program and free CRT training
How to contact K-LOVE regarding CRC and CRT questions and support

Giving/Donations

We are able to provide the CRT training due to the generosity of donors who care and who have a passion to reinvest into their surrounding communities. This program really is about communities helping communities.

More Information Before Donating: If you would like to learn more about why donations for the CRT training are so important before registering, you can select the “Donate” button in the header of CRC.
Donate at CRT Class: You may also submit a donation by writing a check while attending one of the CRT classes.

Crisis Response Training

Critical incident stress management (CISM) is an adaptive, short-term psychological helping-process that focuses solely on an immediate and identifiable problem. It can include pre-incident preparedness, to acute crisis management, to post-crisis follow-up.

The classes offered by K-LOVE are foundational classes that will teach you the basics of CISM. These foundational classes are required for CISM/Peer teams across the nation.

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation is a worldwide recognized organization that provides the curriculum for these classes and also provides certification.

“The mission of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. is to provide leadership, education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to the emergency response professions, other organizations, and communities worldwide.” - ICISF website.

Nothing! K-LOVE, through generous donations, covers the cost of class fees and materials. Each participant is responsible for their own travel, lodging, transportation and meals. Taking just one of these classes can cost about $300. That costs includes class fees, materials, organization membership and instructor fee.

Yes. The Advanced Group Crisis Intervention class does require the participant to have taken Group Crisis Intervention. All other classes do not have prerequisites. The Individual and Group Crisis Intervention classes are the foundational classes. However, you do not need to take those to take other classes, but the foundational classes will help with the terminology presented in the other classes.

The K-LOVE training classes are not currently available online, they are onsite only. The curriculum depends heavily on class participation and role play. This type of training helps to ingrain the knowledge being taught. It helps to give students the ability to empathize with the roles of both the victim and responder while demonstrating the knowledge they have been learning.

No. This training was initially created in the military to assist those who faced traumatic and stressful events more than the average person; in particular, military law enforcement, firefighters, chaplains. etc. However, CISM classes will benefit anyone that currently responds to or is interested in joining a team that responds to traumatic events. While some of these classes focus on professional response to an event, most can apply to everyday situations (i.e. death of loved one, loss of job, etc.). More and more these classes are being taught to “average Joes” that take it back to their church, job or just everyday life.

Because of content in some of these classes participants must be at least 18 years old.

Yes, if you complete the entire class. Each class requires a certain number contact hours in order to receive a Certificate of Completion. Partial certificates are not issued.

Yes. The certificate of completion automatically gives general CEUs. Profession specific CEUs are not offered by K-LOVE. Please refer to ICISF’s information page for further details: ICISF CEU Information .

Before Conference

There are a few ways to register for a CRT class.

Go to the CRC Home Page. You will be provided with a button to see all of our free open registration CRT classes.

Go to the Train section of CRC. You will be provided with the class descriptions and a button to see all of our free open registration CRT classes.

Go directly to the CRT Class Listing to see all of our free open registration CRT classes.

After you register and sign up for a class, you will receive an email confirmation from the CRT Registration system.

If, after one week, you have not received a confirmation for your registration, follow these simple steps. First, be sure to check your junk/spam box in your email. If you do not find a confirmation in your junk/spam box, then, please call the CRT Registrar at 916-251-CARE (2273).

We do not currently have any special rates with hotels or recommend specific hotels. The best method we have found to find a local hotel is to use a search engine, such as www.hotels.com. Using this site, you can search for a hotel by distance and budget, using the class venue address.

After Conference

The training received through our classes will give you the foundation that you will need to become involved in a CISM group.

We do not advocate “showing up” at a disaster situation. In an emergency situation, things are chaotic and non-essential personnel are usually sent away. The best way to become involved, gain experience, and continue to receive training is to join an established team. Salvation Army, Billy Graham’s Rapid Response Team, American Red Cross or a local CERT team are the best ways to become involved.

K-LOVE currently offers six (7) CISM classes. If you would like to find out more about additional classes, you can check out the following organizations:

CISM Teams

If you are first responders, then your agency is likely to have a Peer Support program for you to join. For community members, there are many teams you can join, such as the Salvation Army, Red Cross and Billy Graham’s Rapid Response Teams. These are just a few nationwide teams. In addition to these teams, you can check within your own community. Some cities have Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) that are open to the community.

K-LOVE is currently working on establishing a CISM team in the Northern California area. Our hope is that this team will be expanded throughout the US. If you would like to be kept updated, please join our Mailing List.

Bring CRT Training Locally

Because our classes are supported by our donors, we strive to be good stewards of those donations. Choosing a city is based on three things: venue, donations and interest.

Interest – We look to have at least 60-80 students per class.
Venue – We look for a suitable training venue. We have a checklist of must have’s for any venue.
Donations – While we do have current donors, we also rely on additional donors to step up.

Giving/Donations

We are able to provide these CRT classes due to the generosity of donors who care and want to reinvest into their surrounding communities. This program really is about communities helping communities.

More Information before Donating: If you would like learn more about why donations are so important to the CRT classes, before registering, you can select the “Donate” button in the header of CRC.

Donate Online: If you would like to donate online, you can select the “Donate” option in the footer of CRC and you will be directed.

Donate at CRT Classes: You can also submit donations by writing a check, when attending one of the CRT classes.

K-LOVE is a 501 (c)3 organization so all donations are tax-deductible.

The cost to provide the classes varies based on the city and host location. The costs include class fees, class materials, staff travel & lodging, shipping costs, etc. We encourage you to contact the registrar office for more information.

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