Elements of Crisis Intervention: Crises and How to Respond to Them

Brief, handy, and affordable, this primer for crisis workers distills the practice of crisis intervention into its basic elements. Invaluable as a tool for easy reference, this handbook offers straightforward guidelines appropriate for experienced professional and the novice helper alike. The authors emphasize the how to of crisis intervention and offer techniques for a wide variety of crisis situations, including specific guidelines for specialists within the field, such as police, hot line personnel, those who give disaster aid, and many others. The authors cover not only the usual crisis situations (such as suicide prevention, counseling after a disaster, etc.), they also point out that during the course of therapy, a client may enter a crisis situation and consequently, therapists/counselors need special skills.