Crisis Intervention Strategies

James/Whisenhunt/Myer's CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, 9th Edition, is a comprehensive guide that equips students with the skills and knowledge to effectively respond to crisis situations. It employs a combat-like approach, emphasizing courage, creativity, and tenacity in challenging circumstances. The book discusses triage assessment and the LASER protocol, providing practical strategies for ethically assessing and intervening with individuals in crisis. It also includes videos with MindTap to demonstrate crisis intervention techniques and ensure understanding of theoretical underpinnings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2024
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc

James/Whisenhunt/Myer's CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, 9th Edition, is akin to combat. In the face of chaos, disruptions, hostile environments, and hostile clients, courage, creativity, and tenacity are required to overcome threatening circumstances. Students are treated as colleagues with 130 years of combined experience from combat veterans in crisis intervention. Triage assessment and LASER protocol provide clear illustrations and explanations of the ethical assessment and intervention process with individuals in crisis. Specific strategies for handling various crisis situations are included, along with dialogue that practitioners may use when working with individuals in crisis. MindTap, with its engaging videos, demonstrates crisis intervention techniques and ensures that students understand the theoretical underpinnings of crisis intervention theories and apply them effectively in crisis situations.

Weight: 1497g
Dimension: 254 x 205 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780357622698
Edition number: 9 ed