Updates

Latest Updates for 2011-2012

March 23, 2012

Invited expert panelist on "Lessons Learned from the Trenches of Critical Incidents" for the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professional Association.

March 9, 2012

As Co-Team Leader, chaired Quarterly CISM Team meeting at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

March 7, 2012

Consulted for Culver City Fire Department.

March 3, 2012

Delivered module on Disaster Psychology: Impact and Rdecovery for Torrance Fire Department CERT Academy.

February 24, 2012

Led Peer Support Team quarterly meeting for the Torrance Fire Department.

January 30, 2012

Conducted Crisis Response orientation for Leadership Committee at CSHS.

December 5, 2011

Recipient of the Making the Difference award from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

November 8, 2011

Consulted with Los Angeles Mayor's Office Crisis Response Team.

October 21, 2011

Conducted Peer Support Team meeting at Torrance Fire Department.

September 12, 2011

Invited article published and released today in LifeNet: CISM SERVICES IN JOPLIN: RESPONDING TO THE DEADLIEST TORNADO IN 60 YEARS.

September 5, 2011

Interview with Dr. Brown posted on CISMSpecialist.com.

August 8, 2011

Co-delivered a CISM orientation for Nursing Grand Rounds at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

July 5, 2011

Consulted for Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital regarding unexpected death of employees.

June 24 and 25, 2011

Lead Instructor. ICISF approved course, Basic Group Interventions, for medical staff of the Saint Francis Hospital Medical Center

June 3, 2011

Deployed to Joplin, MO in support of disaster relief efforts for the Salvation Army in the immediate aftermath of the EF-5 tornado.

May 26, 2011

Provided post-incident support to first responders related to the Line of Duty Death of a police officer.

May 9, 2011

Responded to a fatality incident for a major security company.

March 19, 2011

Instructor for the Torrance Fire Department, pre-incident education, CERT Team, Disaster Psychology: Impact and Recovery

February 26, 2011

Invited presentation: CISM, On-Scene Support: Lessons Learned, Information Shared, 11th. Bi-Annual World Congress of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, February 26, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland

February 18, 2011

Responded to critical incident resulting in the Line of Duty Death of a firefighter with the Los Angeles City Fire Department.

February 18, 2011

Lead instructor for the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, Crisis Response Team, regarding Coping With Secondary Traumatization