A Guide to Crisis Intervention

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Author: Kristi Kanel

ISBN-10: 0495007765

ISBN-13: 9780495007760

Category: Clinical Psychology

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Handle any crisis situation with ease with A GUIDE TO CRISIS INTERVENTION! This practical nuts-and-bolts guide provides you with the skills necessary to effectively manage crises. Using the comprehensive ABC model of crisis intervention, this counseling text keeps you up-to-date on the latest information regarding crises. Case examples and scripts that show ?what to actually say? provide you with actual examples of dialogue with the client illustrating the ABC model. Tables that outline key points such as history of crisis intervention, contributions, suicide assessment, and death and dying issues provide you with a framework in which to assess the client.

Ch. 1What Is a Crisis?1Ch. 2Crisis Intervention19Ch. 3Ethical and Professional Issues32Ch. 4A Multicultural Perspective39Ch. 5The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention54Ch. 6When Crisis Is a Danger85Ch. 7Crises of Loss102Ch. 8AIDS118Ch. 9Substance Abuse133Ch. 10Crises of Victimization161Ch. 11Selected Situational Crises of Adolescence, Adulthood, and Old Age198Epilogue207References208Author Index213Subject Index215