TSN's Faculty

TSN is honored to have two highly experienced people who are listed as instructors with The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF). These instructors are able to provide training to groups, organizations and individuals on a variety of CISM related topics.

Below you will find biographies as well as a list of classes that each instructor is approved to give. For more information on class offerings, please contact the instructors directly.

Nancy Crump M.S., C.T.S.
D.W. Newcomer Sons' Funeral Home & Cemeteries

Biography

Nancy earned an undergraduate degree from Presbyterian College in South Carolina, a Master of Science in Social Gerontology from Central Missouri State University, and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Avila College.

In addition, Nancy has been certified as a Grief Counselor through the Association of Death Education and Counseling. She has completed eight courses in Critical Incident Stress Management and is a certified Trained Trainer for Individual, Group & Suicide Critical Incident Stress Management, Grief Following Trauma, Helping Children On The Scene & Law Enforcement Perspectives through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). She holds a Certificate of Specialized Training on Schools and Children Crisis Response with the ICISF. She is a certified trainer in Traumatic Grief by the Office for Victims of Crime, a trainer on Death Notification through Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, and as a trainer for Community Emergency Response Teams by FEMA. Nancy is a certified Trauma Specialist with the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and has completed Mass Fatalities Incident Response Planning from the National Mass Fatalities Institute.

Locally, Nancy was one of the founders of the Grief Support Network and served on its board for 11 years. She is the founder and acting director of the Trauma Support Network, and a member of the American Red Cross Homeland Security Council Mental Health, a member of the Kansas City Metro Child Traumatic Stress Program, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Kansas City Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program.

Nancy has provided workshops and seminars on various topics of grief and trauma throughout the mid-west. She has provided training for the U.S. Marine Corps. Her expertise comes from her close professional involvement with individuals and families of all ages who are grieving, or have experienced a trauma, gained through nearly 25 years of experience. She has edited books and provided her expertise to several authors of bereavement and trauma books.
Nancy has been the Director of Family Care Services for D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Funeral Homes and Cemeteries since 1995. Prior to that, she served as a consultant for the company for 7 years. Before coming to Kansas City, Nancy worked for Hospice of Greenville, SC, and served as founding Director of Hospice of Greenwood, SC.

Nancy is an active member of the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation(ICISF).

Classes Offered

1. MATTERS ON GRIEF RECOVERY
   
2. GRIEF FOLLOWING TRAUMA (ICISF SANCTIONED – 14 CEU’S)
   
3. HELPING GRIEVING CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
   
4. GRIEF IN THE ELDERLY
   
5. HELPING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
   
6. COMPASSION FATIGUE
   
7. LOSS AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
   
8. DEATH NOTIFICATION/BODY IDENTIFICATION
   
9. CRISIS RESPONSE IN THE SCHOOLS
   
10. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS – THE AFTERMATH OF TRAUMA
    
11. SUICIDE AWARENESS, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
    
12. SUICIDE AWARENESS, PREVENTION & INTERVENTION IN MILITARY
    
13. SUICIDE AWARENESS, PREVENTION & INTERVENTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
    
14. ANTICIPATORY GRIEF
    
15. ANTICIPATORY GRIEF IN CHILDREN
    
16. VICTIMS OF CRIME
    
17. COMPLICATED GRIEF IN FAMILIES
    
18. COMPLICATED GRIEF
    
19. INDIVIDUAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT & PEER SUPPORT (ICISF SANCTIONED COURSE – 13 CEU’S)
    
20. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVES IN CISM (ICISF SANCTION COURSE – 13 CEU’S)
    
21. HELPING CHILDREN AT THE SCENE
    
22. HELPING CHILDREN GRIEVE WELL (14 HOURS)
    
23. SUICIDE CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (14 CEU’S)
    
24. GROUP CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (14 CEU’S)
    
25. HELPING CHILDREN AFTER TRAUMA

Biography:

Instructor Reverend Bryan England is an ICISF-certified trainer for the Trauma Support Network. An army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, the Rev. England is an Episcopal Deacon on staff at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City. He is a volunteer chaplain for the Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol. He is also a disaster assistance technician for the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross and a member of the Disaster Response Team for the International Conference of Police Chaplains.

Classes Offered:

1. INDIVIDUAL CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT & PEER SUPPORT (ICISF SANCTIONED COURSE – 13 CEU’S)
   
2. PASTORAL CRISIS INTERVENTION(ICISF SANCTIONED)