CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. 49.01 When critical incident or stress debriefing is requested by an employee, then the employee will suffer no loss of earnings for the duration of the shift. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #1 BETWEEN ALBERTA PUBLIC LABORATORIES (hereinafter referred to as the Employer) - and - HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA (hereinafter referred to as the Union)
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. A. Bargaining unit employees who become members of the Critical Incident Stress Management ("CISM") Team, shall be permitted, upon acceptance to the team, to attend two sixteen (16) hour courses offered by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). Bargaining unit employees shall be considered on a detail when attending such training courses during their normally scheduled work hours; and shall be compensated at 1-1/2 times their regular rate of pay for all time spent in such training courses on their day(s) off. Employees shall be reimbursed by the Employer for any fees that are required to enroll in the courses. All bargaining unit employees who are CISM team members shall be permitted to attend four
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. Upon recommendation of the CISM Coordinator, employees involved in a significant incident shall participate in a jointly administered Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) program that includes the following at City expense:
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. The County and the Union shall establish a Joint Committee to discuss an appropriate Critical Incident Stress Management policy. Committee Members will be appointed by Management and the Union. The Committee Members shall consist of three management representatives and three Union representatives. The Committee shall commence on or about July 1, 2017, and issue its final report and end no later than June 30, 2018.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. Officers involved in a critical incident, which shall be defined as any situation faced by an officer that causes them to experience unusually strong emotional reactions (stress) which have the potential to interfere with their ability to function either at the scene or later, shall be provided the opportunity to attain Critical Incident Street Defusings and Debriefings from one of the volunteer CISD Teams located in New Jersey. Said debriefing and/or defusing may be provided at a Township facility, or on scene, and may be attended by any officer who feels they may be affected. Debriefings and defusings will be done on an officers own time and will not, in any circumstance, require the payment of overtime or compensation time from the Township. The Chief of Police may develop a policy to initiate a debriefing or defusing.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. The Union and the Employer endorse the concept of Critical Incident Stress Management and encourage the Employers to develop such policies and procedures.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. PROVIDER shall establish a repetitive stress and critical incident stress action plan, submitted to the Contract Administrator for approval, for its employees and access to trained and experienced professional counselors
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. The Employer shall allocate a minimum of $3,000.00 per calendar year of this Agreement to reimburse the Union for any costs incurred in obtaining training and developing a Critical Incident Stress Management Team and Peer Support Program for bargaining unit members. Allocated funds for this Agreement shall be prorated for calendar year 2020 from the effective date of this agreement (e.g., Sept-Dec: $1,000). Funds not used in a given calendar year shall be forfeit. Continued funding of the CISM/PSP training and development shall be contingent upon successful activities and function of the program by the Employer. CISM/PSP members shall be compensated as hours worked for duties performed as such, provided that the CISM/PSP team member provides reasonable documentation of such activities. The CISM/PSP program shall, at the discretion of the Employer, be overseen by a licensed behavioral health professional (e.g., clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker) for the purposes of continuing education and training of team members, and to provide quality control and improvement. The services of the behavioral health professional shall be ad hoc, and at the expense of the Employer, and the employer, with consideration from the CISM/PSP team, shall have the discretion in selecting such professional. The expense arising from the behavioral health professional shall be in addition to the amount specified above.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. 49.01 A critical incident is defined as an event or a series of events that has a stressful impact sufficient enough to overwhelm the usually effective coping skills of either an individual or a group.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. 24.1 The City of Palm Bay and the Fraternal Order of Police agree that the Police Department Standard Operating Procedure entitled “Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team Policy” shall be the established method of dealing with critical incidents experienced by members and no member shall be required to participate in this program.
