Stress & Grief During The Holiday Season
Watch the LAST CISM Live Series for 2021! The ICISF Premiered this discussion on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST, where we were joined by guest speaker Kevin Ellers, D.Min. to discuss Stress & Grief During The Holiday Season.
Kevin L. Ellers, D.MIN. Biography
Kevin is the Territorial Disaster Services Coordinator for The Salvation Army in the U.S.A. Central Territory. He is also president and founder of the Institute for Compassionate Care, which is dedicated to consultation, education and direct care which is now run by his wife Jennifer. Kevin is a chaplain with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, serves as faculty for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and is an adjunct professor at Olivet Nazarene University. 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, CISM: Grief Following Trauma, CISM: Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters, CISM: Spiritual and Psychological First Aid, and CISM: Understanding Suicide: Effective Tools for Prevention, Intervention and Survivor Support.
Additional Resources
If you enjoyed our discussion today and would like to learn more tips about helping others with stress & grief, Kevin has put together a helpful PDF for you to download: Stress & Grief During The Holiday Season PDF
For more resources from Kevin and his wife Jennifer, visit their website (https://resetlifecoaching.net/) and their “Coping With The Holidays” YouTube playlist (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRJ2t3IK2JPPXOVro5bHjvtp_L69jUvsL).
Stress & grief can be tougher than usual during the holiday season. The ICISF team has cultivated several free resources to help individuals, peers and families that focus on tips for dealing with stress for families and friends, an instant relaxation exercise, and methods to enhance our resilience. You can learn more and download these resources under “CISM Handouts” at https://icisf.org/resources/.
The ICISF also offers a variety of stress management, emotional and spiritual care, resilience and grief following trauma courses. To learn more and register for these courses, visit https://icisf.org/remote-learning/.
If you’re looking for additional resources on Psychological Body Armor, Self Care, and delivering bad news, you can get them on the ICISF App! This app allows you to download digital resources directly to your mobile devices to reference anytime you wish. To learn more and get these resources today, visit http://app.icisf.org/.
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