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All
sessions listed below are Plenary Sessions and are of
general interest. These sessions were held on the
mornings of Friday, Saturday and Sunday and were
attended by all participants.
The
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indicates that the presentation is available on audiotape.
Friday,
April 20, 2001
8:00am
- 12:15pm |
8:00
am - 8:30 am
Opening Ceremony,
including an Honor Guard & presentation of
colors & welcomes by Drs. Mitchell &
Everly |
8:30
am - 9:45 am
The
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire:
Reflection on a Disaster
Hayden A. Duggan, EdD, Valerie Duggan, LICSW & Sandy Scerra, EMT
This
presentation explores the tragedy of Dec. 3,
1999 that took the lives of six firefighters in
Worcester, Mass.
The disaster is introduced through video
clips. On scene CISM coverage, provided 24 hours
a day for eight days, & the follow-up
interventions through the past year will be
covered through personal stories. This
presentation will discuss the CISM work
done for the families & children of
the firefighters in the year since the tragedy.
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10:15
am - 11:00 am
ASAP as CISM
Raymond
B. Flannery, Jr., PhD
The
Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) is a CISM
approach for staff victims of patient assault.
ASAP offers important empirical support
for CISM. Presentation reviews the first ten
years of findings in the ASAP program, focuses
on characteristics of the patient assailants
& staff victims, impact of ASAP crisis
interventions in addressing acute stress
disorder, reductions in levels of violence in
facilities with ASAP, & the structural
integrity of the ASAP model.
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11:00
am - 12:15 pm
The
Aftermath of the Shootings at Columbine High
School
Patricia
L. Tritt, RN, MA, Nancy J. Rich, MA, LPC, CTS,
Nancy K. Bohl, PhD, & Carol L. Hacker, PhD,
CTS, CEAP, NCC
The
shooting at Columbine High School in 1999
riveted the attention of the nation &
produced widespread & long term effects
throughout the community. Presenters focus on
crisis intervention strategies that worked,
those that were sub-optimal, & on-going
challenges for three populations: emergency responders, the schools, & the
community.
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Saturday,
April 21, 2001
8:00am
- 12:15pm |
8:00
am - 9:00 am
Lessons from Jonesboro, Littleton, &
Vietnam: PTSD & Therapeutic Processes for
Mass Casualties Resulting from Violent
Crime
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Col.
Grossman’s presentation includes: a virus of
violence in America & worldwide, its causes,
& its effect; psychological cost of
conflict; physiology & psychology of a
conflict situation; insight into etiology of
PTSD; how to prevent PTSD through early
intervention; & critical aspects of the
initial group debriefing process.
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9:00
am - 9:30 am
The Implementation & Lessons Learned from a
Crisis Management Briefing After a Hostage
Situation
Jeff Lating,
PhD
The
“crisis management briefing” is a CISM
intervention for use after mass casualty events,
terrorist acts, disasters & other critical
incidents affecting large groups of people. In
March 2000, Joseph Palczynski went on a 2-week
rampage, culminating in holding hostages for 98
hours. After hostages escaped & police
killed Palczynski, the surrounding community
permeated with fear, frustration & anger.
The presenter reports on the outcome &
lessons learned from the crisis management
briefings held in response to psychological
discord in the community.
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9:30
am - 10:00 am
Treating
Psychological Trauma & PTSD
John
P. Wilson, PhD
Employing
an integrated psychological approach, Dr. Wilson
will define & describe PTSD.
He will offer precise guidelines &
multiple strategies for the treatment of PTSD. Additionally, he will address the treatment of special trauma
populations.
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10:30
am - 11:00 am
CISM in a Combat Environment
John
S. Kennedy,
LCDR, MC, USN
The
crew of the USS Cole suffered an unexpected loss
from a poorly defined threat in an austere,
isolated location.
The nine-person team from Sigonella Naval
Hospital developed & continuously updated an
intervention plan tailored to the unique
psychological & military situation.
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11:00
am - 11:45 am
Alaska Airlines Flight 261: The American Red
Cross Response
Bonnita Wirth, PhD, Trina Hole, MFT, CTS,
Steve Froehlich, PhD, MFT, & Christine
“Dusty” Bowenkamp, RN, CTS
On
Jan. 3, 2000, Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashed
into the Pacific Ocean near Point Magu, Calif.
killing all 88 passengers on board. This session
will detail organization of the Red Cross
response, complexity
of the multi-agency collaboration demanded in
aviation disasters, impact of being a member of
the response team, utilization of CISM tools in a
response of this nature, & the planning &
occurrence of the one-year anniversary memorial.
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11:45
am - 12:15 pm
The Debriefing “Controversy”
George
S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FAPM, CTS
Is
crisis intervention effective? Is debriefing
effective? These issues are clouded by the lack
of a generally agreed upon lexicon. This
presentation reviews the terms that are
essential in understanding the CISM field. The
most recent research in CISD and CISM will also
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Sunday,
April 22, 2001
8:00am
- 1:00pm |
8:00
am - 8:30 am
CISM:
Making a Difference
Jeffrey
T. Mitchell, PhD, CTS
This
presentation will provide a practitioner’s
guide to enhancing CISM interventions &
explore the impact of peer support personnel on
the field of CISM. |
8:30
am - 9:15 am
New
Mexico on Fire — Statewide CISM Response
Deb Boehme, PhD
The
summer of 2000 was the worst in history for
forest fires in NM.
The NM CISM team was involved at the
shelters & accompanied residents back to
their burnt-out homes.
It is also involved in a FEMA funded
project that will be providing CISM
interventions for residents for the next year.
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9:15
am - 10:00 am
Texas
A & M Bonfire Collapse
District
Chief Vaughn Donaldson, EMT-P, BCETS
The
presenter examines the CISM response to the
Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse that injured 28
students & killed 12. Includes discussion of
far reaching effects of such an incident,
politics of disasters, lessons learned, &
the importance of a standardized but flexible
approach to disaster interventions.
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10:30
am - 11:15 am
Peer
Programs: A Proactive Response Model with
Management Support
David
Ryan & Stephen Hollowood
A
proactive approach to staff, following exposure
to a critical incident, offers an environment
that may defuse emotional responses early &
prevent build
up of cumulative stress factors. Management
needs to support such a program, but at what
cost & in what timeframe? |
11:15
am - 12:00 am
The
Austrian Tunnel Tragedy
Karoline
Verena Greimel, PhD & Clemens Hausmann, PhD
The
tunnel fire in Kaprun, Austria broke out in a
train to one of the prime winter sports regions
in Austria, killing 155 people on the season’s
opening day. The presenters - leading members of
the psychological emergency-response team in
Salzburg - will inform about the situation in
Kaprun, the range & depth of their
interventions, the cooperation with other crisis
responders of various professions & the
short- & long-term effects of their work
known at this time. Since it was the first time
CISM-interventions were implemented in
Salzburg’s general crisis response activities,
the presenters will also discuss “start-up
problems” that occurred.
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12:00
pm - 12:30 pm
Lessons
Learned & US Government’s New Initiatives
in Responding to Victims of Terrorists Abroad
Kathryn
McKay Turman
Ms.
Turman discusses the US Dept. of Justice
response to victims of terrorism abroad, lessons
learned & the new US government initiatives
being developed through her office.
She will provide information on
initiatives that will have an impact on
response, treatment & services.
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12:30
pm - 1:00 pm
Lessons
Learned: What the Last Two Years Has Taught Us
About the Future
Jeffrey T. Mitchell, PhD, CTS
& George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FAPM,
CTS
The
last two years have yielded significant
successes. They have also provided opportunity
for improvement as well as a look at the
challenges of the future.
These topics as well as a direction for
the next two years for the field of CISM will be
addressed. |
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