Crisis intervention handbook : assessment, treatment, and research / edited by Kenneth R. Yeager ; founding editor, Albert R. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeager, Kenneth R., editor.

Roberts, Albert R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crisis intervention (Mental health services)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Crisis intervention (Mental health services).

Community mental health services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Community mental health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (841 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fewer concepts in American society have received more attention recently than the need for skilled crisis intervention. Images of crises inundate internet and newspaper headlines, television screens and mobile devices. As a result of the growing amount of acute crisis events portrayed in the media that impact the lives of the general public, interest in crisis intervention, response teams, management, and stabilization has grown tremendously. Skills and methods to effectively manage acute crisis situations are in high demand. While many claim to understand the rapidly growing demand for effect

Contents:

Cover; CRISIS INTERVENTION HANDBOOKAssessment, Treatment, and Research; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Overview; 1 Bridging the Past and Present to the Future of Crisis Intervention and Crisis Management; 2 Lethality Assessment and Crisis Intervention With Persons Presenting With Suicidal Ideation; 3 How to Work With Clients' Strengths in Crisis Intervention: A Solution-Focused Approach; 4 Differentiating Among Stress, Acute Stress Disorder, Acute Crisis Episodes, Trauma, and PTSD: Paradigm and Treatment Goals

5 Crisis Intervention for Persons Diagnosed With Clinical Disorders Based on the Stress-Crisis Continuum6 Suicide Crisis Intervention; Part II: Crisis Intervention: Disaster and Trauma; 7 The ACT Model: Assessment, Crisis Intervention, and Trauma Treatment in the Aftermath of Community Disasters; 8 Crisis Intervention and First Responders to Events Involving Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction; 9 An Examination of the US Response to Bioterrorism: Handling the Threat and Aftermath Through Crisis Intervention

10 Crisis Intervention Teams: Police-Based First Response for Individuals in Mental Health CrisisPart III: Crisis Intervention with Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults; 11 Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies: Mobile Crisis Response; 12 Crisis Intervention With Early Adolescents Who Have Suffered a Significant Loss; 13 Crisis Intervention at College Counseling Centers; 14 School Crisis Intervention, Crisis Prevention, and Crisis Response; 15 Crisis Intervention With Chronic School Violence and Volatile Situations; Part IV: Vulnerable Populations

16 A Comprehensive Model for Crisis Intervention With Battered Women and Their Children17 Crisis Intervention With Stalking Victims; 18 Crisis Intervention Application of Brief Solution-Focused Therapy in Addictions; 19 Mobile Crisis Units: Front-Line Community Mental Health Services; 20 Crisis Intervention With HIV-Positive Women; 21 Animal-Assisted Crisis Response; Part V: Crisis Intervention in Healthcare Settings; 22 Trauma Support Services for Healthcare Workers: The Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Program; 23 Crisis Intervention With Caregivers

24 A Model of Crisis Intervention in Critical and Intensive Care Units of General HospitalsPart VI: Best Practice Outcomes; 25 Models for Effective Crisis Intervention; 26 The Crisis State Assessment Scale: Development and Psychometrics; 27 Designs and Procedures for Evaluating Crisis Intervention; Glossary; Directory of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Internet Resources and 24-Hour Hotlines; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780190201067 (Ebook)

OCLC:

908059933