2 day training 
January 6-7, 2026

Cost $250 for participants who have not engaged in the TIG/CISM series and are attending CISM as a standalone certification

TIG/CISM: Trauma and Grief in Schools/Critical Incident Stress Management Training. Join a growing number of local teams and districts as they examine, develop, and refine their crisis prevention and response plans. Content covers a wide variety of potential critical incidents schools will face: trauma, death, grief, violence, suicide, illness, and crisis response. Access to a rich resource library will help you navigate threat assessment, re-entry plans, suicide prevention and intervention, talking to students about death, and safety plans among many others.

Learning Objectives

• To understand key aspects of responding to trauma vs. grief
• To understand when a Crisis Management Briefing is used and how to conduct
• To understand when a CISM Defusing is used and how to conduct
• To understand when a CISM Debriefing is used and how to conduct
• To employ a model of strategic planning for crisis response

Trainer

Amy Scheel-Jones, MS Ed, CCISM
Director of transformation in Education coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI)

Overview

Psychological trauma and acute psychological crises are virtually epidemic. Large-scale crises can include: accidents, disasters, terrorism, political unrest, economic fluctuations, school violence, workplace violence, or traumatic loss such as suicide. Traumatic response can follow experiencing these or other events that impact school communities. Group Crisis Response skills are integral in mitigating negative effects and monitoring individuals over time. Designated by SAMHSA as an evidence-based crisis response model. 

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is a comprehensive, practical, integrated, systematic and multicomponent approach to responding to traumatic events. Certification in delivery of three Group Crisis Response skills is received.

CESA 6 Payment Policy for Event Registrations
CESA 6 accepts credit card payments for all event registrations. If you are unable to complete your registration using a credit card, please contact events@cesa6.org for assistance with alternative arrangements.

Please note if an alternative payment is needed, a purchase order must be received before your registration can be confirmed. All registrations must be finalized before the event date.

Alternative payment methods may be approved under the following circumstances:

• Registration fees exceed $1,000
• A specific funding source is being used (e.g., Title funds)
• Your school district requires use of an internal payment proces