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Sherry Lynn Jones is a registered nurse, retired paramedic, and a critical incident stress management (CISM) educator with more than two decades of experience in civilian and paramilitary emergency services. Jones is the author of a blossoming Trauma Junkie anthology featuring the personal and professional experiences, thoughts, and feelings of emergency responders from both sides of the gurney. Sherry's urban and rural Paramedic experience and nursing in ER trauma centers, inpatient psychiatry, and state corrections merge with ground and air team training with the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol (CAP). As a Lieutenant Colonel, Jones was a key architect in developing CAP's National CISM Program, taking it from concept to full program supporting the organization's 50,000+ emergency services volunteers, addressing a growing need for resilience training and posttrauma response strategies.nSherry is a faculty member of and approved instructor for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (FAAETS). Following her Master of Science in Psychology specializing in Crisis Management and Response, Jones completed her Doctorate in Education, writing her dissertation on Nurses' Occupational Trauma Exposure, Resilience, and Coping Education (http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2360/). Sherry lives in the Detroit area, serves as CEO of Education Resource Strategies, and is a board member of the Michigan Crisis Response Association, promoting and providing emergency services education. Her most valued duties involve acting as Nona to her grandsons and Dr. Mom to children of two and four feet.nSherry's website is http://www.SherryLynnJones.com
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Ride in the back of the ambulance with Sherry Jones MayonnnShare the innermost feelings of emergency services workers as they encounterntrauma, tragedy, redemption, and even a little humor. Sherry Jones Mayo has beennan Emergency Medical Technician, Emergerncy Room Nurse, and an on-scene criticalnincident debriefer for Hurricane Katrina. Most people who have observed ornexperienced physical, mental or emotional crisis have single perspectives. Thisnbook allows readers to stand on both sides of the gurney; it details a progressionnfrom innocence to enlightened caregiver to burnout, glimpsing into each stage personallynand professionally.nnnEmergency Service Professionals Praise Confessions of a Trauma Junkiennn"A must read for those who choose to subject themselves to life at its best and atnits worst. Sherry offers insight in the Emergency Response business that most peoplencannot imagine."nn--Maj Gen Richard L. Bowling, former Commanding General, USAF Auxiliary (CAP)nnn"Sherry Mayo shares experiences and unique personal insights of first responders.nTold with poetry, sensitivity and a touch of humor at times, all are real, providingnviews into realities EMTs, Nurses, and other first responders encounter. Recommendednreading for anyone working with trauma, crises, critical incidents in anynprofession." nn-- George W. Doherty, MS, LPC, President Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Institutennn"Sherry has captured the essence of working with people who have witnessedntrauma. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it helped me to understand differentlynthe work of our Emergency Services Personnel. I consider this a 'MUST READ' fornall of us who wish to be helpful to those who work in these professions."nn--Dennis Potter, LMSW, CAAC, FAAETS, ICISF Instructornnn"Confessions of a Trauma Junkie is an honest, powerful, and moving account ofnthe emotional realities of helping others! Sherry Mayo gives us a privileged lookninto the healing professions she knows firsthand. The importance of peer supportnis beautifully illustrated. This book will deepen the readers respect for those whonserve." nn--Victor Welzant, PsyD, Director of Education and Training, The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, IncnnnLearn more at www.SherryJonesMayo.comnnnAvailable in trade paper, hardcover, and eBook formatsnnFrom the Reflections of America SeriesnnModern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.comnnnMED003010 Medical : Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services nnBIO017520 Biography & Autobiography : Medical - GeneralnnPSY022040 Psychology : Psychopathology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
