Description
Written for courses in Crisis Intervention and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
A concise and informative resource for pre-service and practicing counselors, this textbook is filled with vital information on assessing and reacting to various crises of our time.
Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention focuses on practical applications, assessment, and treatment options for every crisis situation. Taking the needs of modern-day counselors into mind, this text not only addresses traditional conceptualizations of crisis (e.g., homicide, intimate partner violence, rape, sexual abuse) but also expands to cover recent developments in the concept of crisis in today’s world, such as terrorism, school shootings, and natural disasters, helping readers to serve a diverse array of clients in a changing world. The Second Edition of this integral resource provides practical applications to various crisis circumstances experienced by counselors, and first-hand experiences and perspectives from practitioners working in crisis intervention situations. Readers will become familiar with various crisis issues and potential situations and begin to hone skills that will serve them in the field. In a unique, succinct, and straight-forward manner, Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention presents readers with the greatest set of information, the necessary background, the crucial authentic examples, and the practice needed to “see” the helping process as a whole.
Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I Elements of Crisis Intervention
Chapter 1 Overview of Crisis Intervention 1
Stephanie Puleo and Jason McGlothlin
Chapter 2 Safety and Self-Care in Crisis Situations 27
Charlotte Daughhetee
Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Considerations in Crisis Counseling 47
Paul F. Hard, Laura L. Talbott-Forbes, and Mary L. Bartlett
Chapter 4 Essential Crisis Intervention Skills 67
Joseph Cooper
Chapter 5 Risk Assessment and Intervention: Suicide and Homicide 85
Judith Harrington and Charlotte Daughhetee
Part II Special Issues in Crisis Intervention
Chapter 6 Understanding and Treating Substance Use Disorders with
Clients in Crisis 127
William R. Sterner
Chapter 7 Intimate Partner Violence 157
Amy L. McLeod, John Muldoon, and Danica G. Hays
Chapter 8 Sexual Assault 193
Robin Lee and Jennifer Jordan
Chapter 9 Sexual Abuse 219
Carrie Wachter Morris and Elizabeth Graves
Chapter 10 Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Community
and Workplace 245
Jason McGlothlin
Chapter 11 Emergency Preparedness and Response in Schools and Universities 267
Michele Garofalo and Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 12 Grief and Loss 293
Lourie W. Reichenberg
Chapter 13 Military Deployment and Reintegration Issues 327
Seth C. W. Hayden
Chapter 14 Death Notifications 343
Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry
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Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention, CourseSmart eTextbook, 2nd Edition
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$18.99 | ISBN-13: 978-0-13-296287-2
