Critical incident stress management (CISM) is provided to help emergency personnel successfully manage the stress produced by the crises and disasters that they are called upon to respond to
As a result of meta-analysis of existing data about the effectiveness of CISM, Bledsoe recommends that CISM: a. is universally helpful to emergency personnel even if they initially resist the intervention
b. is most effective when offered in a peer group counseling format
c. should never be mandatory, because it may lead to a worsening of stress symptoms
d. should be provided as one-on-one individual counseling over six or more sessions
C
Bledsoe recommends that CISM should never be mandatory, because it may lead to a worsening of stress symptoms. It is believed that debriefing may not always be effective and for some individuals it may actually lead to a worsening of the stress symptoms.
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