CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT)
Training Objectives
At the end of the program, the student will be able to achieve the following objectives in accordance with the information presented in the blocks of instruction, interactive activities, field visits, panels, and role plays:
Increase Knowledge
Increase their knowledge and understanding of the major mental illnesses and to develop an understanding of mental illness, substance use and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Increase Ability
Increase their ability to recognize major symptoms associated with the major mental illnesses.
Emphatic Understanding
Develop an emphatic understanding of the individual in crisis through training modules such as active listening, de-escalation skills and hearing voices that are distressing.
Community Resources
Increase their knowledge of local community resources through field visits in an effort to further help those in a mental health crisis.
Synthesizing Information
Synthesizing learned information during the training within the incorporation of role play activities with constructive guidance and feedback.
Mental Health Topics
Increase their knowledge on various mental health topics such as mental health medications, suicide education and prevention, childhood mental health issues, older adult issues, the effects of trauma through, neurodiversity, substance use disorders and other topics through formal classroom lectures.
Gain Perspective
Gain perspective and increase empathy through interactions of persons with lived experiences and/or families designed to reduce stigma and help first responders see those living with mental illness as people first.
TRAINING BENEFITS
CIT Model Outcomes
At the end of the program, the student will be able to achieve the following objectives in accordance with the information presented in the blocks of instruction, interactive activities, field visits, panels, and role plays:
REDUCES
The injury rate for first responders and those experiencing a crisis
REDUCES
The possibility of the use of lethal force through the application of learned de-escalation techniques for those experiencing a mental health crisis
PREVENTS
Unnecessary incarceration of people with mental illness
IMPROVES
De-escalation skills
INCREASES
Knowledge of various mental illnesses
PROVIDES
Greater awareness of community resources
DECREASES
Time officers spend in the ER or crisis unit
REDUCES
Fear, myths, stigma of mental illness among first responders
IMPROVES
First responder, mental health, advocacy partnerships
INCREASES
The role of mental health professionals, peer support specialists and other community support systems
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CIT TRAINING CLASS SCHEDULE
Registration is on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Please select the training class you would like to attend and complete registration. CIT is specifically for first responders. For additional information, please contact Andy Hagler, Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Forsyth County: andy@triadmentalhealth.org