Critical Incident Stress Response Debriefing (CISRD). 

PTSD and trauma related research has found that victims of traumatic experiences are more susceptible to developing PTSD when they have not received adequate validation and/or support directly following the traumatic event. Essentially, the way victims of trauma are supported and their experiences adequately 'processed' in the aftermath of trauma is as equally as important as the trauma experience itself and thus a critical component to the recovery and wellbeing of the individual and/or group of individuals. No one should be left behind. 

Fundamentally, this is why CISRD exists. 

CISRD is a supportive crisis intervention process typically for small groups of 5-7 participants. CSIRD is best described as a structured, crisis-focused and story-telling process, combined with practical information to normalise group member reactions to a critical incident and facilitate their recovery.
CISD is only used in the aftermath of a traumatic event that has generated strong reactions in the personnel from a particular group; such as mining emergency response team personnel who responded to a fatality.

The CISRD process does not constitute any form of psychotherapy.
CISRD should only be selected as a crisis intervention tool:
(1) after a traumatic event has occurred, and
(2) the group members’ usual coping methods have been overwhelmed that signs of considerable distress, impairment or dysfunction is evident. 

CISRD attempts to enhance resistance to stress reactions such as PTSD and build resiliency or the ability to “bounce back” from a traumatic experience. CISRD is essential in the facilitation of both a recovery from traumatic stress and a return to normal, healthy functions.

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