Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Cognitive Treatment

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SAGE, Sep 7, 1995 - Medical - 424 pages
Offering the latest information on crisis intervention and time-limited treatment strategies, this practical sourcebook will equip practitioners with the knowledge to respond and deal effectively with individuals in crisis.

Each chapter presents state-of-the-art information about high-risk crisis intervention, and includes detailed case illustrations and brief treatment techniques. Based on the seven-stage intervention model, these guidelines thoroughly address the specifics of work with sexual assault survivors, adolescents who attempt suicide, family members in crisis, people with AIDS and their families, alcoholics, unemployed people, stalking victims, and disaster and terrorist survivors. The book concludes with explora

 

Contents

Integrating Crisis Intervention Cognitive
28
Therapeutic Structure
40
CUSTOMIZING CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
47
Crisis Intervention Units and Centers
54
Crisis Intervention in LifeThreatening
71
APPLICATION OF ROBERTSS SEVENSTAGE
86
Brief Cognitive Therapies for Rape Victims
91
INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY
109
Crisis Response Teams in the Aftermath of Disasters
151
With the Crisis of Unemployment
188
Elaine P Congress
215
Crisis Intervention With AIDS Patients and Their Families
231
Handling Client Crises Effectively on the Telephone
251
Types Interventions and Guidelines
290
References
313
National Directory of Crisis Hotlines
333

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
124
Crisis Intervention and Survival Strategies
127
About the Editor
421
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D.S.W. from U. of Maryland. Chairman of Administration of Justice Department. Author or co-author of ten books, many in second or third editions, among them: Moraskin/Roberts: Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century 2ND (PH, 1998, 444 pp. $55.00), Roberts: Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research 2/e (O.U.P., 2000), Roberts ed. Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Services 2/e (Wadsworth, 1998, 300 pp. $45.95) He has also published two other books with Sage: Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Cognitive Treatment - pub’d.1/95, sales to date of 2,585/$61,662 (2,290 paper/$50,497) Helping Crime Victims: Research, Policy and Practice – pub’d 6/90, sales to date of 3,031/$57,325 (2,425 paper/$40,943)