About the Author |
| James A. Fogarty, EdD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist, author and national lecturer who practices in Wisconsin and Illinois. He is President of Fogarty Consulting Firm, Inc., which offers counseling services, consulting services, psychological and psycho-educational assessment, and seminar and keynote presentations. He has been assisting grieving children and families for over 22 years. He has counseled children and offered consultation services in private practice, psychiatric hospitals, prison systems, education facilities, truancy programs, alternative educational programs, and peer group support programs. |
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Summary
6 hours CE
James R. Fogarty, Ed.D.
Dr. Fogarty builds on the work of leading experts, such as Dr. Jeffery Mitchell, to develop a unique approach to crisis debriefing work with trauma survivor groups. Dr. Fogarty develops five life management skills based on the work of William Worden’s tasks of grief. The five life management skills are used to expand and clarify Dr. Jeffery Mitchell’s original components of crisis debriefing. The mental health professional is presented a practical and effective method for working with groups of trauma survivors.
Dr. Fogarty begins by presenting the purpose of crisis debriefing, the difference between counseling and crisis debriefing and the six phases of crisis, as experienced by the trauma survivor. Next, he broadens the concept of the five life management skills, applying them to trauma survivors and crisis debriefing. Special issues are explored, including suicide events, murder, dealing with personality disorders in group, and simple versus complex PTSD.
Dr. Fogarty explores current controversies in the field of crisis debriefing. Finally, the necessary components of crisis debriefing are presented, along with guidelines. Throughout the course he shares his own experience as a crisis debriefer and presents case studies.
Learning Objectives
- mental health professionals will be introduced to skills and techniques necessary to conduct crisis debriefing sessions with groups of trauma survivors
- participants will develop an understanding of the major controversies regarding crisis debriefing
participants will be able to identify trauma survivors who will need more treatment than a single session of crisis debriefing
- participants will gain knowledge of: the realistic purposes of crisis debriefing; healthy grief emotions versus crisis reactions; life management skills and crisis phases
- participants will gain an understanding of: the various components of crisis debriefing; personality disorders likely to disrupt the crisis debriefing group process; the special issues relating to suicide and murder; media issues; PTSD as it relates to crisis debriefing and the red flags of concern in crisis debriefing.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
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