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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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