Emotional CPR

Participants will:

• • Assist individuals in transforming anger and rage into passion and strength
• • Inspire motivation and change
• • Help others tap into their courage and power
• • Reframe crisis as opportunity
• • Encourage the people they serve to take steps in the direction of their dreams
• • Learn the importance of taking care of themselves so that they can support
• others
• • Facilitate the other persons access to inner wisdom

Emotional CPR (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist

others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps: Connecting, Empowering

and Revitalizing

eCPR is based on the principles found to be shared by a number of support

approaches: trauma-informed care, counseling after disasters, peer support, emotional

intelligence, suicide prevention, and cultural attunement. It was developed with input

from individuals across the U.S., who have learned how to recover and grow from

emotional crises. They have wisdom by the grace of first-hand experience.

The Connecting process of eCPR involves deepening listening skills, practicing

presence, and creating a sense of safety for the person experiencing a crisis. The

emPowering process helps people better understand how to empower themselves as

well as to assist others to feel hopeful and engaged in life. In the Revitalizing process,

people re-engage in relationships with their loved ones and their support system. They

resume or begin routines that support health and wellness which reinforces the

person’s sense of accomplishment, further energizing the healing process.