Critical Incident Stress Management - Group

Our instructors are highly trained and diligently prepared to provide excellence for you through our training programs.

Instructed by Warrior’s Rest Foundation ICISF-Approved Instructors
(In partnership with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF))


Some incidents are too big for one-on-one support. When an entire team, unit, or community is impacted by trauma or a critical incident, group-based crisis intervention becomes essential. The Critical Incident Stress Management – Group course equips you to provide peer-led support in a structured, safe group setting.

This is ICISF’s Group Crisis Intervention course, often called "CISM-Group" in practice. It is a beginner-level, evidence-informed training designed to help you guide groups through psychological first aid and stress debriefing strategies.

In This Class, You’ll Learn:

  • Dynamics of group crisis response
  • Common psychological reactions in groups
  • The difference between defusing and debriefing
  • How to facilitate crisis intervention in group settings
  • CISM team structure, roles, and responsibilities

Whether you're a peer supporter, team leader, chaplain, counselor, or first responder, this training prepares you to step in when your group needs support the most.


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Critical Incident Stress Management - Individual

If you are interested in the Individual training before the Group class, click here for more information:

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