Crisis Training Catalogue

Crisis Response: Mood Disorders

This is a broader training on responding to clients in crisis experiencing depression or mania. This training will provide knowledge, language, and strategies for responders to be better equipped to provide crisis response for clients experiencing manic or depressed episodes.

Curriculum:

  • Mood, Affect, Emotions

  • Symptoms of Depression

  • Symptoms of Mania

  • Treatment for Mood Disorders

  • Stigma and Mood Disorders

  • Crisis Response and Depression

  • Crisis Response and Mania

  • Safety Considerations

Disclaimer: This module alone does not adequately cover management of suicidal risk and behaviors. See Assessment and Management of Suicidal Risk and Behaviors.

Time: 2 Hours

Trainers: 1

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Crisis Response: Assessment and Management of Suicidal Risk and Behaviors

This is a focused training on assessing and managing suicidal risk and behaviors during crisis intervention. This will include assessment, risk and protective factors, safety planning, non-suicidal self injury, and crisis response considerations for clients who are suicidal.

Curriculum:

  • Purpose of Assessment

  • Risk and Protective Factors

  • Risk Scale

  • Safety Planning

  • Non-Suicidal Self Injury

  • Stigma and Suicide

  • Crisis Response and Suicide

  • Safety Considerations

Time: 3 Hours

Trainers: 1

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Crisis Response: Management of Contingent Suicidal Behaviors

This is a specialized comprehensive training geared to prepare your first responders to manage clients making contingent suicidal statements or suicidal threats.

Curriculum:

  • Crisis Response: Mood Disorders Training

  • Crisis Response: Assessment and Management of Suicidal Risk and Behaviors Training

  • Contingent Suicide Fallacy

  • Identifying and Managing Contingent Suicidal Statements and Threats

  • Liability

  • Documentation

Disclaimer: To adequately train on contingent suicidal statements and threats, the entire comprehensive course must be taught.

Time: 8 Hours

Trainers: 1

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Crisis Response: WIC 5150 and SB43 Expansion

This is a specialized, California specific training to better prepare your first responders to implement and write a WIC 5150. This training includes the recent SB43 expansion to the Gravely Disabled criteria.

Curriculum:

  • General System Process

  • Your Local System Resources

  • WIC 5150 Criteria

  • I Need More Lines

  • Practice Scenarios

Disclaimer: This is most applicable for agencies with those who are designated to write WIC 5150 psychiatric detainments.

Time: 4 Hours

Trainers: 2

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Crisis Response: De-escalation for the First Responder

This is a specialized training geared to prepare your first responders to engage in top tier de-escalation of individuals in crisis.

Curriculum:

  • Crisis Identification

  • De-escalation Strategy

  • Safety Considerations

  • Verbal Communication Skills

Disclaimer: Includes activities, but this is not equivalent to de-escalation training with the additional role-play module.

Time: 4 Hours

Trainers: 2

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Crisis Response: De-escalation for the First Responder with Role-plays

This is a specialized comprehensive training geared to prepare your first responders to engage in top tier de-escalation of individuals in crisis and practice the skills learned.

Curriculum:

  • Crisis Identification

  • De-escalation Strategy

  • Safety Considerations

  • Verbal Communication Skills

  • Role-plays (tailored to your agency’s needs)

Time: 8 Hours

Trainers: 2

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Crisis Response: Personality Disorders

This is a focused training on responding to clients with personality disorders in crisis. This training will provide knowledge, language, and strategies for responders to be more effective in their interactions with individuals displaying traits of a personality disorder and the nuance between behavior driven by substance use disorders and personality disorders.

Curriculum:

  • Foundations of Personality Disorders

  • Types of Personality Disorders

  • Which Disorders Will Get You Called Out

  • Crisis Response and Personality Disorders

  • Substance Use Related Behaviors

  • Stigma and Personality Disorders

  • Safety Considerations

Time: 2 Hours

Trainers: 1

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Crisis Response: Psychotic Disorders vs. Substance Induced Psychosis

This is a focused training on responding to clients experiencing psychosis. This includes training on the difference between substance induced psychosis and psychosis, and what to do in the field.

Curriculum:

  • Symptoms of Psychosis

  • Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

  • Substance Use Disorders

  • What is NOT Psychosis

  • Crisis Response and Psychosis

  • Anosognosia

  • Stigma and Psychosis

  • Safety Considerations

Time: 2 Hours

Trainers: 1

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