Clinician is ICISF trained and experienced in both supporting already created and running peer support teams as well as supporting agencies develop peer support programs.

A national best practice for First Responder Agencies Consults are defined as…

ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONSULTATION: This consultation is a confidential service provided as a benefit to the employees and paid for by the Contractee. There will be no records kept, notes taken, or reports made; with the exception of the invoice necessary for verifying that the employee attended the appointment and thus reimbursement is due to the Clinician. During this consultation, employees will be provided information about common reactions experienced during their work, stress related symptoms and general wellness considerations. Employees will be able to ask questions about reactions and/or discuss concerns. General wellness issues and lifestyle choices will also be discussed, including career staged topics (ie early career, retirement planning). When appropriate, recommendations to improve adjustment and coping may be offered.

POST-INCIDENT OR STRESS RELATED WELLNESS CONSULTATION: In some cases, an individual employee may be in need of wellness consultation in response to a critical incident or based on identified stressors or concerning behaviors. The Contractee may mandate participation in wellness consultation outside of/in addition to the annual consultation requirement as a requisite to return to work after a leave of absence (i.e. administrative leave, extended bereavement) or in an effort to be proactive in addressing an identified concern. Such consultations are a benefit provided by the Contractee and are intended to provide opportunity for confidential, individualized, mental health education and support. Such consultations may include education about stress management, common trauma reactions, healthy lifestyle choices, and when necessary or desired: referral to mental health services such as psychotherapy or counseling. As is the case with annual mental health and wellness consultation, post-incident or stress related wellness consultation is a confidential service offered as a benefit to the employees of the Contractee. There will be no records kept, notes taken, or reports made; with the exception of the invoice necessary for verifying that the employee attended the appointment and thus reimbursement is due to the Clinician. Attendance/participation shall not be the subject of any documentation maintained in the personnel file.

Clinician will work closely with the Contractee in creation of Mental Health and Wellness content to support unique needs of the employees.

Clinician to provide mental health and wellness content for:

in-service training.

new-hire training.

family engagement workshops.

Mental Health and Wellness Topics to include (not limited to):

The stress response and ways to reduce the effects of chronic stress.

Suicide awareness and prevention

Substance mis-use, abuse, and dependance

Common mental health symptoms, diagnosis, & treatment

Burn-out, Compassion Fatigue, & Trauma

Navigating connections & relationships

Work/Life Balance.

Critical (or maybe not so critical) incident processing.

Overall physical and emotional well being.

Leadership training

THERE IS NO LONGER

AVAILABILITY FOR RETAINER

Consultant will maintain a complete and vetted list of culturally competent mental health providers and peer support resources.

24/7 Consultations (phone or in person when required) during the following emergencies:

Mental Health Crisis is defined as a situation in which an employee of the Contractee has expressed imminent risk of harm to self or others and/or an employee is having a significant adverse reaction to a psychosocial or work related stressor. The situation has been attempted to be addressed by peers and/or admin but both peers and/or admin need support in navigating next steps to ensure employee safety.

Critical Incidents are defined using the ICISF list of “The Terrible Ten” Line-of-duty death, Suicide of colleague, Serious line-of-duty injury, Disaster / multi-casualty incident, Killing or wounding an innocent person, Significant events involving children, Prolonged incidents especially with loss of life, Personally threatening situations, Events with excessive media interest, Any highly distressing event where the Contractee requires support either on site or via phone to support the employees impacted.

For non-emergent incidents clinician to be available via text or email to provide consulting services during regular business hours.