Crisis Response Team Now Recruiting

Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

CRT members are comprised of community civilian volunteers and at the request of LAPD and LAFD provide immediate on-scene crisis intervention & referrals to victims & their families affected by a death, a serious injury, a violent crime or other traumatic incidents. These include homicides, suicides, serious traffic accidents, natural deaths & multi-casualty incidents. The program is managed by the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety in close coordination with the City's Fire & Police Departments.

Training for New Team Members

JANUARY 22 – MARCH 13, 2008
TUESDAY & THURSDAY EVENINGS, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
LOCATION: FIRE STATION #88,SHERMAN OAKS

Training Topics Include:

• Police & Fire on Scene Protocol w/ Police Detective & Fire Chief.
• Children & Grief w/ LAUSD Mental Health.
• Working in Hospital Emergency Rooms w/ ER Social Workers.
• County Coroner and City/County Victim Assistance Programs.
• Suicide aftermath support w/ Suicide Prevention Center.                  
• Larger Scale/Multi-Casualty Incidents/NIMS w/LAPD, LAFD & Red Cross.
• Psychological 1st Aid/Crisis Intervention w/County Mental Health Dept.
• Skillful/Active Listening & Sacred Silence w/ skilled experts.
• Special Needs w/ City's Disabilities, Aging & Animal Services Depts.
• Cultural & Religion Diversity w/ City's Human Relations Dept.
• Taking Care of Yourself/Secondary Traumatization w/ CRT Mental Health.

          

TO APPLY please contact: CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM
Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety
200 No. Spring Street, Room 303,  Los Angeles, CA 90012
Jeffrey Zimerman, M.S.W., CRT Manager
Phone: 213-978-0697  Fax: 213-978-0718
E-mail: LACRT@lacity.org

Download crt_volunteer_application1.pdf

BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Comments

[Dave]

God forbid you say or do any honest mistakes when talking to a person in your duties.. I am sure you will get a Comment card or a Complaint. Just like everything else in the department.

No wonder some officers are disfunctional. Psychologically they say to themselves if they say anything wrong or give a 110 percent from there heart and its wrong..Stand by...

When are we going to treat the officers as adults and when are we going to stop wasting 25-30 million dollars a year on the Consent Decress JOKE!! Do you think that money can be used wisely on equipment???

[Casual Observer]

Dave,

sounds like you need to talk to these people! You seem to be in a bit of a personal crisis yourself!

I know many of these people personally, and they are a Godsend. Under the right application, especially when you can't be preacher, social worker and counselor during an emotionally charged incident, they can serve both the community and police department well, and can be a valuable resource. They are a dedicated group of people who take time out of their own busy lives to serve others, and they deserve cudos.