Burnout to Balance: EMS Stress [Paperback]

Judi Light Hopson (Author), Emma H. Hopson (Author), Jeff T. Dyar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0130078069 | ISBN-13: 978-0130078063 | Edition: 1st

For any fire and EMS curricula and stress management programs.Enriched with personal case studies, this authoritative text provides EMTs and paramedics with practical advice and self-help techniques for coping with stress and achieving a healthy balance in their professional and personal lives. Addressing the pressures of work, family and patient care, it discusses ways to find more options and make wiser choices whenever a difficult situation arises, and reveals an important series of "control buttons" that can be manipulated within each major life area to prevent or reverse burnout to a large degree.

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Features:

• Prepares the reader to face stress in workplace settings as well as in balancing work and family.
• Includes case studies.
• Demonstrates how to make positive changes in order to reduce stress.
• Provides tips for improving relationships and dealing with workplace politics.
• Review activities and Reminder boxes throughout help the reader learn and make positive life changes.

About the Author

JUDI LIGHT HOPSON is an author and journalist who specializes in psychology topics. For over 25 years, she has written for numerous magazines including Essence, Columbia, Home Life, Catholic Digest, Christian Single, Living with Children, Mature Living, St. Anthony Messenger, Signs of the Times, and Equal Opportunity.

She was a contributing writer and columnist for the former Emergency magazine for five years. Her topics for the magazine focused on stress management and emotional well-being.

Judi's feature articles have appeared in major newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Miami Herald. Her work has been syndicated worldwide by the Christian Science Monitor Radio News Service, United Feature Syndicate, and Universal Press Syndicate.

She presently co-authors the national newspaper column Person-to-Person with Emma H. Hopson, R.N., and Ted Hagen, Ph.D. The column, which offers advice on work and family issues, is distributed to more than 300 newspapers by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, Washington, D.C.

Judi lives with her husband James near the Johnson City, Tennessee, area.

EMMA H. HOPSON, R.N., is a writer who has worked in the medical field for over 20 years. She has held administrative positions, including manager of a 32-bed ICU and clinical manager of the ER, at the Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee.

Her articles have appeared in such magazines as Emergency, Columbia, and St. Anthony Messenger. She also co-authors the national newspaper column Person-to-Person with Judi Light Hopson and Ted Hagen, Ph.D., a psychologist

Emma teaches seminars on career development for health care professionals and speaks regularly on self-help psychology topics.

Currently, she is the director of nursing for a long-term care facility. She resides with her husband of 20 years and their daughter in upper east Tennessee.

JEFF DYAR is EMS program chair at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His lifelong career in EMS began 30 years ago as a volunteer on a small-town ambulance service. He also served as an U.S. Army Medic. Jeff is an alumnus paramedic of Swedish Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. His experience includes service in public, third service, and private ALS-EMS organizations and as a career firefighter. Jeff has held academic posts at the university level and developed and directed paramedic-level training programs.

Jeff was recognized at a White House presidential ceremony for his contributions to the Reinvention of Government program. He is also a recipient of the James O. Page Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Fire Chiefs for national leadership in EMS and the fire service.

As an author, his writing and editing contributions include books, journals, college-level EMS management courses, and advisory positions for several media companies.

Jeff is the CEO of the Far View Group (www.farviewgroup.com) and is a featured presenter and educator-facilitator at national EMS and fire service conferences. His wife and two sons support him in these interests and efforts.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (April 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130078069
• ISBN-13: 978-0130078063
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is Your Job Stressful?, August 14, 2000

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This review is from: Burnout to Balance: EMS Stress (Paperback)

If it is, this book is for you! If you are employed in the healthcare field as I am, this book is for you. If you work in the EMS field, it should be required reading!! Plus, it offers tips to individuals who have a spouse or significant other who works under great stress. And it is written in an easy-to-read manner and provides review and discussion topics at the close of each chapter. The book lists time-saving tips, things to consider before changing jobs, effective delegating skills, and many other ideas to help a person make positive changes in his/her life.