Learn About CISM
As First Responders, we need to all go home "whole" at the end of our shift. Our jobs can be tough at times, and we need that peer-to-peer connection or CISM to help us through. Come have a cup of coffee, we are here to help. To activate our team, go to this website https://cbrac.org/about/committees/critical-incident-stress-management/
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
What is CISM?
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is a specialized system of crisis intervention. It is designed to help first responders manage the normal physical, emotional, and cognitive reactions that occur after a traumatic event. It is CONFIDENTIAL Peer Support, mental health tool-kit, a proven method to reduce PTSD
What It is NOT:
Psychotherapy or "shrink" sessions. An investigation of the incident. A critique of job performance.
The Continuum of Care:
Multi-Disciplinary Team of Volunteer make up the Coastal Bend CISM TEAM. Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Medics, 911 Dispatcher, chaplains, mental health professionals, Emergency Management, We Understand the cultural.
We provide a range of interventions tailored to the severity of the incident:
Defusing: Quick, informal "check-ins"
- immediately following a shift.
- Debriefing (CISD): A structured group process used to mitigate the impact of a major event.
- One-on-One: Private peer-to-peer support for individualized care.
- Pre-Incident Education: Training your team before the tragedy happens so they are resilient.
When to Call:
- Line-of-duty death or serious injury.
- Suicide of a colleague.
- Multi-casualty incidents.
- Incidents involving children.
- Any event that "stays with you" after the shift ends.
How to activate the Coastal Bend CISM Team: https://forms.office.com/r/y6G8SfBnBK
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Is your backpack full? In the world of EMS and First Response, we’re taught to keep going, but we aren't always taught how to unpack the trauma we carry.
We refuse to lose another brother or sister to the invisible wounds of PTSD. We are finding the path in the storm, and we want you to join us.
🎒 CISM Scholarships & Peer-to-Peer Support are available now. > If you are struggling, or if you know a First Responder who is, don’t carry it alone.
📞 Call/Text: (512) 290-3036
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START TODAY, RIGHT NOW, HAVE CONVERSATIONS, A CUP OF COFFEE, PEER TO PEER. CALL (512) 290-3036
Coping Skills make careers last longer
- Get up and move daily.
- Go for a Run
- Play with your pets, children, family
- Healthy Choices, decrease caffeine, alcohol, and fatty foods
- Live Laugh Love
- Start a journal, talk to someone
- Find something you love to do and do it well. fishing camping reading scrapbooking
Let's DO This!
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