Helping the EMS Professional: The Stress of Providing Emergency Medical Services for Children by George Everly, Ph.D. and April Talley (Editors)

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Helping the EMS Professional: The Stress of Providing Emergency Medical Services for Children has been produced by the APA Public Interest Directorate with support from the federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program. Edited by George Everly, PhD, of the International Critical Stress Foundation and April Talley of the APA PsycINFO staff, the book includes a review article and a 129-item bibliography with abstracts. The publication highlights the stressful impact of providing services in pediatric medical emergencies and offers resources for further study and consideration of ways to support professionals who do this work. The introduction by Dr. Everly reviews literature on stress among emergency services providers, describes the special context of treating childhood trauma, defines basic terminology, discusses the need for intervention services, and offers commentary on Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Critical Incident Stress Management. The ensuing annotated bibliography is a resource for researchers, practitioners, and students who wish to pursue other information and contribute to the development of the EMSC field.

To request a single free copy, contact Luis Espinoza at (202) 336-6046 or LEspinoza@apa.org. Additional copies are $2.00 each.