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UNCLASSIFIED Crisis Intervention Program Policy Guide. depression, and acute stress reactions. Only therapists trained in CBT are allowed to conduct. such interventions. 4.10.8. Follow-Up Contact In all cases, EAP personnel will make follow-up contact with those who received CIP services and with those who were impacted but could not (or would not) participate in CIP interventions. The timing and frequency of follow-up contacts will be determined by the specific circumstances of the event and the needs of the exposed individual. If at all possible, these contacts will be made by CIP personnel who have developed a rapport with the individuaI and generally will follow the format of the informal assessment. EAP personnel will refer individuals who require additional clinical treatment to appropriately trained mental health providers in the community. If longer-term clinical EAP services are to be offered to CIP clients by FBI EACs (mental health professionals), those services must be approved, in advance, by the EAU UC, the RPM, and the MO. The RPM must be advised and aware of the details of prolonged services. 4.10.9. Resource Identification and Referral. A salient part of the CIP is the identification of community mental health and support resources by EAPCs and EAP peers. Neither the FBI nor the EAP has the capacity to provide for the long-term needs of an FBIHQ division's or an FO's population impacted by a critical incident. It is a best practice for CIP team members to encourage and facilitate impacted individuals' use of community resources and community counseling professionals to address ongoing issues and continuing follow-up. This is especially true when heightened trauma recovery expertise and support is available in the community of impacted personnel.. 18 UNCLASSIFIED