Community Resiliency Model®, an introductory session

This free virtual session is open to anyone in the community and will introduce participants to the Community Resiliency Model® (CRM). CRM is a skills-based wellness and prevention program that provides a biological, non-stigmatizing perspective on normal human reactions to stress and trauma. CRM concepts help people understand their autonomic nervous system responses and, as they learn to track sensations connected to their own wellbeing, they may live life more fully.  The primary focus of this self-care stabilization program is to learn techniques to reset the natural balance of the nervous system.

CRM was developed in international disaster situations and will be of immediate use to Georgia nurses under the strains of the current Coronavirus pandemic.  CRM can be a shared language for talking about the pressures of the pandemic and the inherently stressful nature of front-line work.  In addition, it helps individuals who cope with chronic or cumulative stress, e.g., front-line workers and persons chronically exposed to violence, poverty, or racism.

The adoption of a program such as CRM at an organizational level will allow individual healthcare workers to gain resiliency skills, and in the presence of organization support for a resiliency culture, it may be expected that there will be reduced occupational stress, burnout, mental health compromise, and turnover. 

About the presenters 

Jordan Murphy, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, Director of Operations, Community Advance Practice Nurses, Inc. and Instructor, Emory Nursing School.

Dr. Murphy has nearly 5 years of experience teaching CRM to communities in GA, including homeless youth, pregnant incarcerated women, youth offenders, and nurses. In addition, Dr. Murphy has taught CRM in North Carolina and Florida, presented CRM at regional and international conferences, and completed a grant-funded CRM pilot study. Dr. Murphy has taught CRM emotional regulation skills to an estimated 500 individuals across 16 organizations. Her area of expertise is maternal and infant mental health and wellness.

Dara Suchke is a nursing student who will graduate from Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in December 2020. She completed the CRM Teacher Training in March 2020 and became a certified CRM teacher in August 2020. In addition to weaving the Community Resiliency Model skills into her everyday life, Dara loves sharing and practicing these skills with her family, friends, patients, and community.

For questions or inquiries, please contact GNA Communications Manager Charlotte Baez-Diaz at charlotte.baez-diaz@georgianurses.org.