It looks like the Southern Triad Critical Incident Stress Management Team is taking off.  I’m excited to be a part of this team, which is a merger of the Randolph CISM Team and the West Chatham CISM Team to form a regional team.  The team met tonight in Siler City.  I’ve had some limited involvement with the Randolph CISM Team in the past.  I’ve attended a couple of their meetings and joined them in a debriefing, but haven’t really gotten to know their members.  So, I am somewhat of an outsider to both teams, which gives me a unique perspective on the group and tonight’s planning meeting for their merger.  I was impressed by the resources on both teams, particularly in terms of training, which was a big topic of the evening.  It looks like there will be some great opportunities for training with this team.

There is a lot of potential for this to be an excellent team.  I hope that everything comes together well.  My name was mentioned in discussion about developing a team website.  I’m still debating whether a website is where I want to focus my energy with this team.  I’m inclined to do it and have a lot of great ideas, but I’m also stretched thin by other projects.  I’m going to have to put some serious thought into whether I can put in the time required to take on the development of another website.  I’m hesitant on the website bit, but I am eager to get involved and help get this team off to a good start.  Perhaps my schedule will clear up a bit over the next month and I’ll be able to make a decision by the next team meeting.

I had a brief chance to speak to a few team members one on one after our meeting.  It’s always interesting to meet new folks.  There are some really great people involved with CISM.  I look forward to new friendships.

If you live near Randolph or Chatham County, NC and are interested in getting involved with the Southern Triad CISM Team, or if you live in the Triangle area of NC and are interested in getting involved in the Region J CISM Team, email me.

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