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

Greenstone, James L.; Leviton, Sharon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534199089 ISBN 13: 9780534199081

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. James Greenstone is in private clinical and forensic practice. For more than 10 years he served as police psychologist and director of the Psychological Services Unit of the Fort Worth Police Department. Prior to his retirement, he developed, organized, trained, and supervised the department's Peer Support Team. He has trained peer teams for other police agencies and for the federal government, including the United States Border Patrol. In practice for 40 years, he served as a police officer for more than 30 years. He is certified as a Master Peace Officer, as a Mental Health Peace Officer, and as a Forensic Hypnotist by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. Currently, he is a deputy constable and police behavioral health specialist with the Tarrant County Constable's Office, Precinct 4. He is a licensed professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist, a dispute mediator and arbitrator, and a Diplomate with the American Board of Examiners in Crisis Intervention.

Review:

"The strengths of this text are that it is easy to read and understand, and very direct and clear about how the worker is to proceed. As a blueprint for working with people in crisis, it is quite good."

"I think this book is unique in its approach on how-to techniques for crisis intervention. The other books that I am familiar with provide detail information on theory and very little on how-to techniques."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0534199089
• ISBN 13: 9780534199081
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128