MCG Health, Inc. Offers Critical Incident Stress Management Course

Augusta, Ga. -- MCG Health, Inc., Savannah River Site, Georgia Crisis Response and the Georgia Mutual Aid Group present a course in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) on September 11-12 and 17-19 at the MCG Alumni Center at 919 15th St.

The course is open to any person who is interested in learning more about crisis intervention techniques, including emergency services and disaster workers, safety and security officers, retail merchants, employee assistance program coordinators, human resources personnel, psychologists, social workers, counselors and military, industry and school system personnel.

Session 1, "Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Peer Support," takes place September 11-12. Session 2, "Basic CISM: Group Crisis Intervention," takes place September 17-18. A Team Development Workshop will be held on September 19.

Those interested may sign up for individual sessions or for the entire course. To register, call 770-597-7333.

MCG Health System is composed of MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by offering the highest level of primary and specialty health care. For more information, please visit www.mcghealth.org.