ISBN: 978-0-9765815-7-4
This is the official course manual for the ICISF Specialty Course "Grief Following Trauma". Please have the course registration number for your upcoming course readily available. You will need to provide it during checkout.
Please note: All softcovers are printed to order and have a processing time of 3-5 business days BEFORE shipping occurs. If your course is scheduled in less than two weeks we recommend ordering our PDF version instead.
This is the official course manual for the ICISF Specialty Course "Grief Following Trauma". Please have the course registration number for your upcoming course readily available. You will need to provide it during checkout.
For Softcovers: Please note all our books are printed to order and there will be a 3-5 business days processing time before your order ships. Choosing expedited shipping during checkout has no influence on this processing time. We recommend ordering at least 2 weeks before a scheduled course to ensure delivery in time for your class.
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Kevin Ellers recently retired in 2025 as the Territorial Disaster Services and Chaplaincy Director for The Salvation Army in the U.S.A. Central Territory after 30 years of service. He is the new president/CEO of Crisis Response Care which is not partnering with the Institute for Compassionate Care and RESET Life Coaching which is dedicated to equine assisted coaching for personal and professional growth and trauma healing, consultation, education and direct care. Kevin is the State Chaplain for the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, serves as faculty for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and was an adjunct professor at Olivet Nazarene University. He is the past chair of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) Emotional and Spiritual Care Committee. He has extensive training and experience in crisis response, disasters, chaplaincy, pastoral ministries, marriage and family therapy, and social services. As an author and speaker, Kevin teaches broadly on the aforementioned topics. He is author or co-author of: The First 48 Hours: Spiritual Caregivers as First Responders; Four CISM courses: Grief Following Trauma; Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters; Spiritual and Psychological First Aid; Understanding Suicide: and Effective Tools for Prevention; and Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency. His newest workbook, Hope and Healing for Grief is a part of the new AACC Christian Counseling Workbook Series.