ISBN: 978-1-943001-45-3
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This is the official course manual for the newly updated ICISF Core Course: Group Crisis Intervention (6th Edition).
It may only be used by certified instructors who have been officially bridged to the new material.
- Instructors not yet bridged must continue using the 5th Edition (Revised) course manual.
- Please confirm the correct manual before ordering.
No changes, cancellations, returns, or refunds will be issued for orders placed with incorrect materials.
IMPORTANT — READ BEFORE ORDERING
This is the official course manual for the newly updated ICISF Core Course: Group Crisis Intervention (6th Edition).
It may only be used by certified instructors who have been officially bridged to the new material.
- Instructors not yet bridged must continue using the 5th Edition (Revised) course manual.
- Please confirm the correct manual before ordering.
No changes, cancellations, returns, or refunds will be issued for orders placed with incorrect materials.
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Jeffrey T. Mitchell, PhD, CCISM is retired Clinical Professor of Emergency Health Services at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County, Maryland and President Emeritus of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. He earned his Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Maryland. Dr. Mitchell served on the graduate faculty of UMBC and also has served as a dissertation reviewer for numerous graduate students in international universities when their dissertations were related to emergency personnel. He has presented at conferences in 28 nations around the globe.
After serving as a firefighter/paramedic, Dr. Mitchell developed a comprehensive, integrated, systematic, and multi-component crisis intervention program called “Critical Incident Stress Management.” He has authored over 275 articles and 19 books in the stress and crisis intervention fields and serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Emergency Management Institute of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Dr. Mitchell is a reviewer for the Journal of the American Medical Association and the International Journal of Emergency Mental Health. He received the Austrian Red Cross Bronze Medal for his work in Crisis Intervention in the aftermath of the Kaprum Train tunnel fire.
The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists approved Dr. Mitchell as a Certified Trauma Specialist, and The United Nations appointed him to the United Nations Department of Safety and Security Working Group on Stress. He actively teaches CISM and consults with emergency services, military personnel, hospitals, business and industries on a regular basis.