CRISIS Coaching Accreditation

Eudemonics are delighted to announce that our CRISIS workshop has been awarded external accreditation by the International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring (IAPC&M).

Following an inspiring and stringent qualification process, the training has been accredited as a level 4 equivalent qualification.

Sean McCallum, Managing director of Eudemonics, said:

“This is a great step for the Coaching sector. Coaches are helping and caring professionals, and naturally seen as a go-to support resource when a client experiences something upsetting or distressing – sometimes, client’s will also want to tell their Coach about historic issues of emotional or psychological concern.

A fear for many Coaches is of not knowing how to handle such conversations effectively. CRISIS will help them to do just that – enhancing their Coaching skills, and supporting the psychological safety of their clients.”

What is the CRISIS Schema®?

The Critical Incident Stress Intervention & Support Schema® is a psychosocial system for helping people when they have experienced a distressing or overwhelming incident, event or situation.

The CRISIS Schema® provides an immediate and effective response to stress and trauma, supporting resilience and helping to prevent a decline into poor mental health.

In short, the CRISIS Schema® provides a supportive and humane response to the emotional and psychological needs of fellow people when something bad has happened to them.

Who delivers the CRISIS Schema®?

CRISIS Schema® Facilitator’s don’t have to be clinically trained therapists or counsellors.

Rather, they can be caring professionals, peers or volunteers who are able to demonstrate trustworthiness, discretion and non-judgmental values, and are suitably placed to support other people in times of emotional/psychological distress.

CRISIS Schema® Facilitator’s are equipped with a robust tool-set with which to provide effective and truly person-centred support.

When can the CRISIS Schema® be used?

The CRISIS Schema® can reused by trained Facilitator’s upon first contact with someone in distress.

Uniquely, the CRISIS Schema® can be delivered both during and following a critical incident, and also to provide follow up support.

What is a critical incident?

Essentially, any event, incident, situation or occurrence that has the potential to overwhelm someone’s natural coping abilities can be considered a ‘critical’ incident.

This definition allows us to consider life events that are not commonly associated with trauma, and support people throughout a range of situations such as (but not limited to);

• Financial loss
• Relationship closure
• Breach of trust
• Bullying & harassment
• childbirth
• Job loss
• Illness & medical procedure
• Military combat
• Accidents
• Terror attacks
• Natural disaster
• Sudden bereavement
• Violence
• Sex crimes.

This is not an exhaustive list – it must be considered that what is ‘critical’ is unique and subjective to the individual who experiences it, and regardless of the event type believed causal in someone’s distress, a trained CRISIS Schema® Facilitator can help.

Is the CRISIS Schema™ a form of therapy?

No, the CRISIS Schema® is a form of psychosocial support and therefore considered to be non-clinical in nature.

The CRISIS Schema® is simply an evidence-informed system enabling people to facilitate a powerful and supportive conversation, enhancing natural recovery processes, and helping to prevent a decline into poor mental health.

The CRISIS Schema® isn’t;

• Counselling
• Psychotherapy
• Treatment of any kind
• Labelling
• Diagnostic
• Psychological debriefing

A key difference between the CRISIS Schema® and therapy is that Facilitator’s do not attempt (in any way) to analyse or interpret what is happening for the person they are supporting – there is no diagnostic approach, and CRISIS Schema® Facilitator’s do not apply any form of treatment.

In what sectors is the CRISIS Schema® useful?

The CRISIS Schema® is useful wherever there are people, although the following sectors are areas where it’s particularly useful to have trained Facilitators;

• Coaching
• Voluntary agencies
• Education
• Business
• Social Services
• Emergency Services
• Social support groups
• Local authorities
• Criminal justice
• Travel industry
• Manufacture
• Construction
• Retail.

What are the strengths of the CRISIS Schema®?

The CRISIS Schema® has many strengths, here are a few to consider;

• Facilitates an immediate support mechanism for people in distress
• Applicable in diverse settings
• Culturally responsive peer support model
• Non-diagnostic, non-judgmental and naturally reduces stigma
• Theory-driven, providing a solid & credible system of support
• Functional and memorable model, easily applied.
• Highly effective in supporting people.

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