Critical incident stress debriefing

During the recovery phase the disaster is over, and the facility attempts to return to usual operations. During this period of time, the disaster manager must be attuned to not only the operations of the organization, but to the staff as well. Plans should be in place to provide critical incident stress debriefing for those staff members who may have been exposed to traumatic experiences or worked for protracted periods of time and may be simply exhausted. It is during the recovery phase that... 

Mitchell, J. T, Everly, G. S. (2000). Critical incident stress management and critical incident stress debriefing Evolutions, effects, and outcomes. In B. Raphael J. P. Wilson (Eds.), Psychological debriefing Theory, practice, and evidence (pp. 71-90). Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press. 

Identify resources available to address the psychological impact, for example. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) teams, counselors, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (P/MHNPs). 

Mitchell JT, Everly GS. 1996. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing An Operations Manualfor the Prevention of Traumatic Stress Among Emergency Services and Disaster Workers. Ellicott City, MD Chevron Publishing. 

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (Mitchell) Critical Incident Stress Debriefing training, network of providers Workers Fee-for-Service... 

Is there a team of mental health workers specifically trained in critical incident stress management available to debrief rescuers and hospital personnel If not, who will be available to provide stress management for rescue/medical personnel ... 

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