NEW INSTRUCTOR CADRE SET TO DELIVER CERTIFIED CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST TRAINING STATEWIDE

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NEW INSTRUCTOR CADRE SET TO DELIVER CERTIFIED CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST TRAINING STATEWIDE

 

Law enforcement officers and their behavioral health partners are helping residents in crisis on a regular basis.  In an ongoing effort to support these professionals with specialized training, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is partnering with other public safety organizations to begin offering the Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist (CCIS) course statewide in 2020.

The three-day CCIS course is intended as an advanced training opportunity for individuals that have completed the 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) course already offered across the state.  The CCIS course focuses on high-level verbal skills for de-escalation when working with a person in crisis

The course was developed by National Anger Management Association (NAMA) stakeholders; Dr. Richard Pfeiffer, Laura Moss and Andy Prisco.  Successful completion of the CCIS course results in formal certification from NAMA in crisis intervention skills.  This is the only credential available from a professional mental health association in de-escalation and crisis intervention.

Over the past year, six individuals have undergone intensive, developmental coaching from Growth Central Training (a training purveyor of NAMA credentials) to become certified to teach the CCIS course in Oregon.  The following facilitators will receive their instructor credentials from NAMA at the completion of their training on January 29, 2020 at DPSST.

  • Sgt. Liz Lawrence – City of Bend Police Department
  • Linda Maddy, LCSW – Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
  • Ridg Medford – Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.
  • Sgt. Jason Ritter – Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
  • Sgt. Diane Stockbridge – Port of Portland Police Department
  • Melissa Thompson, MA – Deschutes County Health Services

DPSST appreciates each of the organizations listed above for their partnership in supporting these facilitators and the delivery of the CCIS course throughout Oregon.