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Crisis Readiness for a New Year: Refresh Your CISM Training and Prepare for 2026

New Beginnings: Your Critical Responder’s Blueprint

By: From The Office of ICISF, Inc.

A new year is more than a reset for CISM professionals. This timely blog offers a practical blueprint for strengthening readiness, renewing core skills, and planning ahead so you can meet the next chapter of crisis response with intention.

Pastoral Crisis Intervention

By: George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CCISM

Though often called upon to provide support in times of crisis many pastors and other spiritual and religious leaders have never received guidance in the science of psychological crisis intervention. This book, written by the pioneering author of the field of pastoral crisis intervention, provides that guidance.

“Plans are nothing but planning is everything.”
– Dwight D Eisenhower

Training

Our subject matter leaders have done the work, understand the challenges, and are ready to share their expertise. These 60-minute presentations focus on delivering personal, in-depth knowledge and innovative ideas, all motivated by the ICISF mission and core values. The leaders and their presentations are dynamic, offering fresh perspectives and an inspiring vision that drives action and fosters your growth.

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Crisis Journal Article of The Month

“We do not rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.”

– Archilochus

Strategic Partners and Like-Minded Organizations

The ICISF has developed a customized strategic partnerships program for organizations that align with our mission where we cross promote and provide information dissemination and cultivated like-minded organizations that offer a supported atmosphere to the mission of ICISF. Learn more about our current strategic partnerships & like-minded organization programs by contacting Michele Parks.