ICISF's Beginning aSSISTING iNDIVIDIUALS IN cRISIS AND gROUP iNTERVENTION cOURSES
What is Presented?
This 3-day course combines ALL of the content of ICISF’s Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Intervention courses.
Crisis Intervention is NOT psychotherapy; rather, it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention which requires specialized training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first aid”. Designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum, this course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be discussed.
This course is designed for anyone in the fields of Business & Industry Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, and Traumatic Stress.
Course facilitated by:
Mark Berg, CEAP
PDH approval: 27 PDHs Contact Hours: 27
Three-Day Course; 27 Contact Hours: 2.7 General CEUs from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Dept. of Emergency Health Services Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). Based on a formula of 1 Continuing Education Unit for every 10 contact/classroom hours.
ICISF Certificate of Completion:
After the completion of this ICISF course, with verified full attendance, participants are eligible to receive an electronic ICISF Certificate of Completion including General Continuing Education Units. Participants are required to complete a course evaluation prior to receiving this Certificate of Completion.
Completion of ICISF courses and receipt of an ICISF Certificate of Completion does not attest to competence in the field, nor does it provide certification in the field of CISM.
Who Presents?
Mark Berg MA, LPC-S, CEAP, ACC, CCISM
Mark began his career as a counselor and employee assistance professional in 1987. He is the former Director of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he served for almost 11 years. He directed an internal EAP in the airline industry for 8 plus years for ExpressJet Airlines and provided related services to local hospitals and companies in the oil and gas industry. Mark is a licensed professional counselor - supervisor level (LPC-S), Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP), and a Substance Abuse professional (SAP) under the DOT. He is trained in Marriage and Family Therapy. Mark is a certified coach (ACC), a Coach, Rice graduate from Rice University, and a member of the International Coaching Federation. He is an associate of LAH Insight Executive Coaching. He has coached C-Suite executives, leaders of all levels, faculty/physicians, and potential leaders for over 20 years in many different business endeavors addressing leadership, communication, productivity, professionalism, and business skills
His professional expertise includes assisting organizations and their employees after critical incidents and disasters. He serves as the National Clinical Director of the Critical Incident Response Program for the Air Line Pilot Association (ALPA). He still consults with the airline industry surrounding substance use, mental health challenges, and critical incident response. He is a trainer through ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) for Group CISM, Advanced Group CISM, and Assisting Individuals in Crisis and specializes in Aviation but also instructs for First Responders, Law Enforcement, and medical professionals. Mark is a member and former/past president of IAEAPE (International Association of Employee Professional in Education). He is a long-term member of EAPA International where he is currently on the International Board of Directors. He has served on the board of the Houston Chapter of EAPA as the Vice President and President. He has presented regionally, nationally, and internationally at different conferences and trainings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
- Resistance, resiliency, recovery continuum
- Critical incident stress management
- Evidence-based practice
- Basic crisis communication techniques
- Common psychological and behavioral crisis reactions
- Putative and empirically-derived mechanisms
- SAFER-Revised model
- Suicide intervention
- Relevant research findings
- Large group crisis interventions
- Small group crisis interventions
- Adverse outcome associated with crisis intervention
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
COST
$350 Members
$500 Non Members
What are the dates for this course?
Online:
June 12, 13, 14, 2026 8:00-5:00 PM ET
How Do I Register?
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PDHs will be awarded for attendance at this event.
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For more additional questions contact j.rochester@eapassn.org
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