International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

COVID-19 Resources

These COVID-19 resources are offered free for individuals to use and share with peers, organizations and communities during this pandemic.  The ICISF is a non-profit organization, so please consider supporting our organization.  Every dollar makes a difference and helps to assist first responders and mental health workers on the frontlines dealing with critical incident stress.

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CISM in a Pandemic Online Course

Learn How CISM can be Applied to Pandemics and Other Disasters of Uncertainty

This online course will provide insights into psychological preparedness and response through the lens of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), arguably the most widely used integrated continuum of crisis and disaster-oriented care in the world. Individuals will examine how CISM can be applied to pandemics and other “disasters of uncertainty.”

ICISF Perspectives Videos

August 5, 2020

ICISF co-founder, Dr. George Everly illustrates how Psychological Body Armor can help emergency service workers.

Podcasts

Psychological First Aid With Dr. George Everly

April 14, 2020 By: Tom Hall & Kathleen Cahill

Today, a look at Psychological First Aid in times of crisis. Dr. George Everly is my guest. He’s a pioneer in the field, and the co-author of The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid. For more than three decades, he has helped survivors of catastrophe — including war, natural disaster, terrorist attacks and now, a pandemic.

 The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 20, 2020 By: Sheilah Kast & Maureen Harvie

The COVID-19 pandemic may not be a hurricane, a terrorist attack or a war, but it is a disaster. As a disaster psychologist Dr. George Everly has spent four decades responding to the mental-health needs of victims of calamities around the world.

Additional Resources from Dr. George Everly