Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

by Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry, Bradley T. Erford

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.

Vital information for mental health professional on effectively assessing, preventing, and intervening in crisis situations.

 

This text provides crucial help for mental health professionals in assessing and reacting to various crises involving suicide, homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, sexual abuse, bereavement/grief, substance use, natural disasters, wars, and terrorism. Included are practical applications to various crisis situations experienced by counselors and first-hand experiences and perspectives from practitioners working in crisis-intervention situations. The text features a comprehensive crisis task model and numerous crisis situations not found in other crisis texts, and it shows the process as a whole through descriptions of crucial information, clinical considerations, and practical experiences on every crisis topic. Thoroughly current throughout, the new edition includes new chapters addressing counselor safety issues, counselor self-care and wellness issues, and new and expanded chapters addressing Emergency Response in the Community and in Schools.

An effective training tool for various mental health professionals in the field, it covers the perspectives and roles of clinical mental health counselors, school counselors, and pastoral counselors when assisting in crisis situations. Similarly, schools of social work, psychology, and criminal justice will find applicable information for how to address crisis situations. Graduate programs as well as upper level undergraduate programs will find the book an ideal text for teaching crisis intervention.    

Genres: Counselling, Textbooks, Psychology, Nonfiction, School, Grad School

525 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2013

Reviews

[Natalie Kaufman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Concise and informative is right. Covers a wide breach of information and presents it in a manner that is easy to understand. Was appreciative of the examples in the book of what scenarios would look like if the techniques were to be applied in sessions. As far as content goes, was pleasantly surprised by multiculturalism in the book but most of this focus was on gender differences instead of racial differences, just giving a chapter or two about how to work with "different populations". All things considered, a good starting point.

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for Trauma and Crisis class - excellent book to refer back to going forward

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the 2023 edition online, which was enhanced with video content that lifted it above the norm for a textbook.