Learn the tools, strategies, and techniques that will allow corrections staff, mental health service providers, and advocates to work together to develop and implement a crisis intervention team (CIT). CITs help reduce crisis situations, improve safety, and promote better outcomes for persons with mental illness.
Participant teams attending this training will learn the core elements of a locally developed and owned CIT for managing mental illness in prisons, jails, and community corrections. Teams will learn how to develop collaborative partnerships and implement a CIT model that takes a team approach engaging community stakeholders, including corrections agencies, local mental health agencies, family advocacy groups, and others.
Who Should ApplyThis program requires a three-person team consisting of a correctional representative (administrator/trainer/officer/etc.), a community advocate for persons with mental illness, and a mental health professional. Ideally, those who attend are ones who understand the problem, have the authority to make strategic decisions, and are action oriented.
How to Apply Online registration is available at the NIC Learning Center located at http://NIC.learn.com. Registration is easy and instructions are provided to guide you through the process. Once you are registered as a new user in the Learn Center, go to the Training Catalogue and select this program, Crisis Intervention Teams: A Frontline Response to Mental Illness in Corrections, # 11B3202. Click on the program name and then click Enroll. Each team member must complete a separate registration application.
Lodging, Food and Travel NIC will pay for participant’s round trip airfare, lodging, and all meals except lunch. NIC also provides the training and materials at no cost to participants.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2010 Training Date: December 6-10, 2010 Location: National Corrections Academy, Aurora, CO
For More InformationMichael Dooley, Correctional Program Specialist202-307-0149mdooley@bop.gov
Is this program open to juvenile corrections?
We encourage everyone to apply, although priority is given to adult corrections.
This is an excellent opportunity to keep in mind for fledgling Criminal Justice students!
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Um... I'm doing a paper for school on crisis intervention, and my midterm requires me to find or write plan a training program for law enforcement. Of course litle to no information was provided in the book or by the teacher, so would you have any recommendations about where to find that information?
@Lex
If you go through the NIC Help Desk they may have some additional information for you. You can get to it at http://nicic.gov/HelpDesk
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