International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

Law Enforcement Perspectives for CISM Enhancement

Requesting This Course:

Learn to identify, understand, and work with the changing culture in the law enforcement community that will enhance CISM response. This training is designed to provide insight and understanding of the different types of stress in law enforcement culture from a systems perspectives emphasis, this course will provide practical “back pocket skills” in providing crisis intervention services to law enforcement organizations and individual personnel in crisis. The LE Perspectives course is intended for law enforcement officers, their families, mental health professionals, chaplains, and organizations that interact within the law enforcement community. It is an excellent course for CISM teams and team
members who would want to enhance their understanding of the differences in the law enforcement culture as compared to other first responder cultures.

Learning Objectives:

  • Community perceptions of the Law Enforcement Profession Differentiated Model of oppression in capitalistic systems System dysfunctions in the LE culture Special considerations when providing virtual CISM interventions Stress areas of a LE officer in crisis Specific stress areas to LE officer culture Healthy coping mechanisms and resiliency protective factors Complicated interventions with social media pressure Addictions and CISM response Changing psychological/emotional perceptions within the law enforcementculture
  • Community perceptions of the Law Enforcement Profession
  • Differentiated Model of oppression in capitalistic systems
  • System dysfunctions in the LE culture
  • Special considerations when providing virtual CISM interventions
  • Stress areas of a LE officer in crisis
  • Specific stress areas to LE officer culture
  • Complicated interventions with social media pressure
  • Addictions and CISM response
  • Changing psychological/emotional perceptions within the law enforcement culture


Certificates and Continuing Education:

General Contact Hours: 

Two-Day Course; 14 Contact Hours: 1.4 General CEUs from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Dept. of Emergency Health Services Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). Based on a formula of 1 Continuing Education Unit for every 10 contact/classroom hours.

ICISF Certificate of Completion:

After the completion of this ICISF course, with verified full attendance, participants are eligible to receive an electronic ICISF Certificate of Completion including General Continuing Education Units. Participants are required to complete a course evaluation prior to receiving this Certificate of Completion.

Completion of ICISF courses and receipt of an ICISF Certificate of Completion does not attest to competence in the field, nor does it provide certification in the field of CISM. 

Profession Specific CEUs:

If you are seeking continuing education requirements for a specific profession, contacting the relevant state licensing board is the best way to ensure you have the most up-to-date and accurate information. They can provide you with specific details regarding whether a Certificate of Completion from a particular course or program will be accepted towards your continuing education requirements.

If the ICISF course you attend is offered through:

ICISF Virtual Training, Online Training, or Conference, it is approved for the following:

  • NAADAC – the Association for Addiction Professionals

    14 CE Credits; Expiration Date – February 28, 2027

This course has been approved by International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider # 87914, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), is responsible for all aspects of the programing.

ICISF Speakers Bureau Program: It is up to the Sponsoring Agency to apply for profession-specific Continuing Education Units (CEUs) if they choose to do so.

ICISF Approved-Instructor led Program: While our Approved Instructors have the authority to teach specific ICISF courses, it is their responsibility to apply for profession-specific Continuing Education Units (CEUs) if they choose to do so.

** Please check with your state licensing board prior to registration to see if they will accept the Certificate of Completion as a means for continuing education.

*PLEASE NOTE: These hours are only applicable towards courses offered at Virtual Trainings, Conferences, Online Courses, and the World Congress.

Learn more on our ICISF Continuing Education Information page.