Crisis Intervention Strategies (8th Edition)

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Book Description

This authoritative and best-selling text will provide you with the most up-to-date skills and strategies for dealing with challenging situations. Starting with defining the problem and ending with securing commitment, the authors' task model provides a clear illustration and explanation of the process of dealing with people who are experiencing a crisis. Through the utilization of this model, the authors develop particular techniques for dealing with a wide variety of different crisis circumstances. In many instances, these tactics are complemented by the conversation that a practitioner may use while working with an individual who is experiencing a crisis. Through the course of the chapters, this book places you in the position of the crisis worker and then sheds light on the methods and approaches that the worker employed. There are new films in MindTap that correlate with the book and demonstrate crisis intervention approaches. These videos are available alongside the text, and they ensure that you not only comprehend the theoretical foundations of crisis intervention ideas, but also know how to apply them in crisis circumstances.