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WELCOME TO CISMbooks – YOUR BOOKSTORE FOR CISM RESOURCES

An appetite for learning offers a healthy craving. The ICISF is pleased to help you satisfy the desire to learn more about Critical Incident Stress and techniques to help people who face such trauma. This bookstore offers you the opportunity to gain more, supplementing the training programs and knowledge offered by the ICISF.

Please explore the titles and authors we now offer in this store; and keep visiting to discover additional products as they become available. We are just getting started with this venture, building a new resource to feed your appetite for learning. We invite you to become part of this journey.

Featured titles

Practical Concepts and Training Exercises for Crisis Intervention and CISM Teams
Author: Dennis Potter, MSW, CSW, FAAETS
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PRE-ORDER FOR DELIVERY IN JULY

Dennis Potter brings his wealth of experience to print in this workbook form that allows coordinators and team trainers to conduct training for their teams. The book is filled with ideas and procedures for training and maintaining a CISM team. This publication includes 3 parts:

1. Book One: Practical Concepts (a softcover textbook)
2. Book Two: Training Exercises (an online eBook with printable scenarios), and
3. Handouts (a PDF of printable handouts for your CISM Team).

Pre-order now for an automatic delivery upon publication in July!

Essentials of Psychological Crisis Intervention, Peer Support, and The Critical Incident Stress Management System (CISM)
Author: George S. Everly, Jr. PhD, ABPP, FACLP
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PRE-ORDER FOR DELIVERY IN JUNE
Join Dr. George Everly in his most recent educational publication that covers the most necessary and updated CISM knowledge in the field.

Pre-order now for an automatic delivery upon publication in June!

Let There Be Hope
An Instructor’s Journey Through the CISM World
Author: Barbara J. Ertl, FAAETS, LPC, NCC
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PRE-ORDER FOR JUNE DELIVERY
Join esteemed CISM Instructor Barbara J. Ertl as she relays her trials and tribulations teaching CISM in her first publication. This humorous and anecdotal book offers candid advice that only a seasoned CISM Instructor can give.

Pre-order now for automatic delivery upon publication in June!

CISM Back Pocket Skills
Author: Peter Volkmann, MSW
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PRE-ORDER FOR DELIVERY IN AUGUST
CISM Back Pocket Skills provides vital insight on lessons learned from a lifetime of experience in peer support and law enforcement. This book follows Volkmann from a young rookie cop, to Ground Zero on 9/11, to life in recovery while sharing his most relied upon CISM Back Pocket Skills.

Pre-order now for an automatic delivery upon publication in August!

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The Glossary of Terms In Crisis Intervention And Disaster Mental Health
A Collection of Definitions, Illustrations, and Instructional Annotations
Author: George S. Everly, Jr. PhD, ABPP, FACLP
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Fifty years in the making! This volume represents the world’s first glossary of key terms and concepts in crisis intervention and disaster mental health. A public health scholar and clinical psychologist, Dr George S. Everly, Jr., integrates both perspectives into an essential, but easy to read, guidebook. This guide will prove useful to both students and seasoned veterans alike.

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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) & Psychological Crisis Intervention
A Practical Review of Research
Author: George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CCISM
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Do you find research in the fields of psychological crisis intervention and disaster mental health confusing? Well, it is! But just because it’s confusing doesn’t mean it’s not important… it’s critical in policy formation, program development, and practical application. This practical guide to understanding research relevant to CISM is essential reading for anyone working in any aspect of emergency mental health and disaster response.

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Psychological Body Armor™
Lessons from Neuroscience That Can Save Your Career, Your Marriage, and Your Life
Author: George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CCISM
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Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. But imagine if there was a way to "immunize" yourself from the stress of adversity. First responders, first receivers, disaster responders, public health professionals, and military members, to mention a few, are exposed to situations that can cause physical injury. As a result, they wear physical body armor and PPE for protection. At the same time, they are exposed to situations that can cause psychological injury. Shouldn't they also learn to use Psychological Body Armor™ for protection? Based on the latest relevant science, this book shows you how.

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The Resilient Child
Seven Essential Lessons and Practical Tips for Building Happiness, Success, and Social Intelligence
Author: George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CCISM
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How many children suffer because they were never taught to handle the stress of competition, bullying, and the pressure to fit in? Stress, depression, and anxiety are epidemic amongst children today. More than any other life skill, resilience may be the most important and yet most frequently overlooked skill for children and teenagers to learn. This book is a practical guide to teaching them how to thrive in times of challenge, adversity, and even failure.

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Author: George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CCISM, Author: Jeffrey T. Mitchell, PhD, CCISM
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Equip your students with essential crisis response skills using this engaging video on Rest Intervention Transition Services (RITS) featuring the creator of C.I.S.M, Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell, and the co-founder of ICISF, Dr. George Everly.

Whether teaching crisis counseling, social work, psychology, or continuing education, this video demonstrates the RITS model for stabilizing and supporting emergency and military personnel in a large-scale operation or disaster.

It features real-world depictions of each stage of the approach for immediately de-escalating distress and facilitating connections to ongoing care.

 

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