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Clinical First Responder™ TRAINING CURRICULUM
The Clinical First Responder™ training consists of two 4-day
training modules. The training covers a variety of psychological,
emotional, and behavioral issues and teaches the skills necessary
to effectively respond to them. The CFR is a hands-on training
experience with exercises and scenarios used to provide opportunities
for immediate application of the skills being learned. This
training format ensures that participants integrate the newly
acquired knowledge and skills into their work .
The CFR training was designed by wilderness
treatment field staff (turned Psychologists) for field
staff and was piloted at Naropa University and revamped based
on feedback from field staff participants representing wilderness
treatment programs throughout the country.
The CFR training includes:
- Overview
of mental health industry and treatment modalities.
- Wilderness
Therapy/Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare
and Adventure Therapy as a method of treatment and an industry.
- What
does the research tell us about wilderness therapy?
- Adolescent
development: what is the norm?
- Clinical
assessment: What is a diagnosis and how is it made? Overview
of DSM IV and multi-axis diagnosis.
- Review
of most common adolescent diagnoses e.g., ADHD, Bipolar,
Depression, Substance Abuse, etc.
- Ethical
practice and guidelines regarding: roles, boundaries,
self disclosure, and more.
- Field
staff's role in assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing
care.
- Understanding
the change process and increasing motivation for change.
- Recognizing
signs and symptoms of trauma and how to respond effectively.
- Abuse
disclosure and issues related to the reporting of abuse.
- Suicidality:
what are the signs and how to respond.
- Crisis
counseling and de-escalation techniques
- Addiction
and detoxification issues.
- Techniques
for developing a therapeutic alliance.
- Recognizing
the goals of misbehavior and responding effectively.
- Identifying
cognitive distortions and how to intervene.
- Practical
tools for anger management.
- Introduction
to group dynamics and group development.
- Initiative
activities for facilitating group development.
- Diversity
issues and sensitivities.
- Role
of the family in adolescent mental health.
- Working
with the family in wilderness therapy programs.
- Communications
with clinical staff and how to implement back-up support
for mental health issue.
- Fatalities
in the field: what can we learn?
- Instructor judgement as a risk management tool.
- How
to stay physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy
in the demanding role of wilderness field staff
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