{"id":11,"date":"2018-07-17T15:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newadvantagetemp.com\/pccism\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:00:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newadvantagetemp.com\/pccism\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-page-hero” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-hero-bg-mod na-no-reveal” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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First responder peer support. Since 1989.<\/em><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-lead” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The Plymouth County Critical Incident Stress Management Team is a volunteer first responder peer support team of responders and clinicians who care for their own \u2014 organized under the Plymouth County Fire and Rescue Training Association.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-linen” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-section-logo-mod na-no-reveal reveal” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"Plymouth[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-eyebrow” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Who we are<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-words” global_colors_info=”{}”]

First responder peer support from people who have stood in your boots<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-prose” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The PCCISM Team is a diverse group of firefighters, company officers, police officers, EMTs and paramedics, dispatchers, nurses, chaplains and licensed mental health professionals who volunteer their time to care for their own. In addition, our members complete nationally recognized training in crisis intervention and first responder peer support, and they continually refresh their skills.<\/p>

Because our peers have stood in your boots, they understand the culture, the schedules and the realities of high-risk work. Likewise, our clinicians are specifically selected for their knowledge of responder culture and evidence-informed crisis care.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/newadvantagetemp.com\/pccism\/wp-content\/uploads\/pccism-team-purpose-event.jpg” alt=”The Plymouth County first responder peer support team on stage at a community event” title_text=”The Plymouth County first responder peer support team on stage at a community event” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-photo na-tilt reveal-scale” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-dark na-grain” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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Our mission<\/h3>To reduce the emotional impact of traumatic events on first responders, prevent long-term stress injuries, and support a healthy return to work and home. We do this through peer-based crisis intervention, education, and connection to culturally competent care.<\/pee><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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Our vision<\/h3>A responder community in Plymouth County where psychological safety is part of everyday operations, where leaders and peers recognize stress sooner, and where help is embraced as a sign of strength.<\/pee><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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Our promise<\/h3>Confidential. Voluntary. Non-investigative. Culturally competent. We show up, we listen, and then we follow up \u2014 and we never use what you share to assign blame or critique operations.<\/pee><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-white” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/newadvantagetemp.com\/pccism\/wp-content\/uploads\/peer-support-circle-community-room.jpg” alt=”First responder peer support circle in a sunlit community room” title_text=”First responder peer support circle in a sunlit community room” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-photo reveal-scale” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-eyebrow” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Our approach<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-words” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The CISM system<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ module_class=”na-prose” global_colors_info=”{}”]

We use the internationally taught Critical Incident Stress Management model \u2014 a flexible, tiered system that matches the right intervention to the right audience at the right time. For example, components include demobilizations, defusings, CISD debriefings, one-on-one peer support, crisis management briefings, family and community briefings, and follow-up and referral.<\/p>

What CISM is \u2014 and is not<\/h3>