Emergency Chaplains Report

Monday, September 25, 2017

Individual + Group CISM 3-Day Class


NCLEAP is again partnering with Wake Tech Community College to offer the Individual & Group Crisis Intervention (CISM) peer training course on November 27-29, 2017.  This specialized International Critical Incident Foundation (ICISF) combined course meets the basic requirements for Peer training, and should not be confused with the Post Critical Incident Seminar.

Course DescriptionThis course presents a comprehensive, phase-sensitive, integrated, multi-component approach to crisis/disaster intervention. Small group role plays will allow participants to apply the techniques as they are learned. 

Training Location:  Public Safety Campus of Wake Tech Community College, 321 Chapanoke Road, Raleigh, NC  27603. 

Registration Fee:  Sworn ($0), Non-Sworn ($77.00)  There is NO registration fee for SWORN first responders (SWORN defined as Police / Corrections Telecommunicators / Fire / EMS)  Other Civilian personnel, such as Chaplains or administrative staff, will be charged $77.00 per student.  Course registration fee for Civilian personnel will be collected on the first day of class.  Forms of acceptable payment include check (payable to "Wake Tech Community College"), or credit card (VISA only).  Pre-payment is not an option.  Please bring your registration fee to the first day of class.  A receipt will be provided at that time.

Sworn Credential Requirements:   Police, Corrections Officers & Telecommunicators, please be prepared to present your agency credentials.  A fee waiver letter is not required for Police, Corrections Officers or Telecommunicators with proper credentials.

Fee Waiver Letter for FIRE & EMS personnel: Wake Tech requires an original signed letter from your agency head in order to meet the requirements for registration fee waiver.  Please use the attached template, printed on your agency letterhead, with an original signature of your Chief/Director.  Provide one letter per agency, listing all students from that agency in attendance, on the first day of class in lieu of payment.

Registration Link   http://lawenforcement.waketech.edu/  (scroll to bottom half of page)...

Registration Directions:  Search Course 186438 or type in CISM, then click “Next” to proceed with Registration.  If you’ve taken classes via Wake Tech Public Safety online registration previously, complete steps for “Returning Student”.  If you have never taken a class via Wake Tech Public Safety Campus before, complete “New Student” registration process.  Sworn personnel may complete the waiver process for no registration fee.  If you are civilian and there is not a job title to match your position, please complete the “New Coordinator” registration.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Basic Training for Crisis Response Chaplains


EChap
Training Center
Durham, NC

Sat, Aug 12, 2017
9am-3pm

Basic Training for Crisis Response Chaplains is a 5-hour course designed to train the chaplain to work side-by-side with Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS personnel. In this training, you will learn how to care for citizens in crisis, especially those who have experienced the death of a loved one.

This training is designed specifically for chaplains who will serve directly with Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS agencies. Experienced chaplains are urged to take this course.

Please note, Basic Training for Crisis Response Chaplains is open to anyone. It is a good starting point for the layperson who senses a call to this type of ministry.

For more information, contact:
Ralph Thompson
e-mail: Ralph@EChap.org
cell: (919) 280-8908

This training event will be held:
Saturday, August 12, 2017
9am-3pm

Training Location:
Emergency Chaplains Training Center
3218 N. Roxboro Road | Durham, NC 27704









Saturday, May 13, 2017

GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION --JUNE 16-17, 2017

Emergency Chaplains is hosting ICISF Group Crisis Intervention Training, on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17, 2017.

Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, this ICISF Group Crisis Intervention course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services.

Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings, and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD).

What You Will Learn:
·        The spiritual, psychological, and physiological impact of traumatic stress.
·        The prevalence and cost of traumatic incidents.
·        OSHA’s post incident (CISM) response guidelines.
·        Means of integrating one’s Christian faith into crisis response intervention.
·        How to coordinate CISM intervention.
·        How to conduct debriefings and defusings.

Two-Day ICISF Course:  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,  14 Contact Hours
Location: EChap Office @ Braggtown Baptist Church | 3218 N. Roxboro Road | Durham, NC


Cost: $99 if registered by June 2, 2017 (after 6/2/17: $119)
25% discount available for First Responders, Chaplains, Clergy, Students and Retirees


Register online at www.EChap.org/training
Contact Chaplain Ralph Thompson if additional information is needed:
(919) 280-8908

Ralph@EChap.org