| Need a debriefer? |
| Call your county 911 center OR Call St. Joseph's Hospital: 607-733-6541 Tell them that you need a debriefer, or ask for the on-call person for Tri-County Critical Incident Stress Management. Give your name and phone number and you will be contacted. |
| What services are available? |
| Debriefing: a proactive intervention involving a group meeting or discussion about a particularly distressing critical incident. Ideally it is conducted between 24 and 72 hours after the incident, but may be held later under exceptional circumstances. |
| Defusing is an intervention that is a shorter version of a debriefing and is best conducted within one to four hours after a critical incident. It is a confidential and voluntary opportunity to learn about stress, share reactions to an incident and vent emotions. |
| Pre-Crisis Education provides a foundation for CISM services. It includes incident awareness, crisis response strategies and develops stress management coping skills that can prevent major problems should an incident occur. It takes the form of workshops and training seminars. |
| More information available at the Tri-County CISM web page. |
| Want to join the CISM Team? |
| Complete the application, and mail it to CISM, 1068 West church Street, Elmira NY 14905 |