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Written by a pioneer in the field of community mental health, this updated edition of a classic crisis counseling resource helps prepare health care professionals and volunteers to work with the most vulnerable members of society--victims of crime, the homeless, battered wives, victims of environmental threat, and immigrants. An ideal book for those in social work.

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• List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits(p. xv)
• Preface(p. xvii)
• The Author(p. xxiii)
• Part 1 The Understanding and Practice of Crisis Intervention(p. 1)
• 1. Crisis Theory and Practice: Introduction and Overview(p. 3)
• What Is Crisis and Crisis Intervention?(p. 4)
• Views and Myths About People in Crisis and How to Help Them(p. 5)
• The Evolution of Crisis Theory and Intervention Contexts(p. 8)
• Freud and Psychoanalytic Theory
• Ego Psychology
• Military Psychiatry
• Preventive Psychiatry and Public Health
• Community Mental Health
• Primary Health Care
• Crisis Care and Psychiatric Stabilization
• Crisis Care and Chronic Problems
• Suicide Prevention and Other Specialized Crisis Services
• Sociological Influences
• Cross-Cultural and Diversity Influences
• Feminist and Victimology Influences
• Life Crises: A Psychosociocultural Perspective(p. 16)
• Crisis Care: Intersection with Other Therapeutic Models(p. 17)
• Differentiating Approaches to Helping People in Distress
• Preventing Crisis and Promoting Emotional Growth
• Crisis Services in a Continuum Perspective
• Basic Steps in Crisis Care(p. 26)
• Standards for Crisis Services(p. 29)
• Summary(p. 29)
• References(p. 29)
• 2. Understanding People in Crisis(p. 33)
• The Origins of Crisis(p. 34)
• Situational Origins
• Transition State Origins
• Cultural and Social-Structural Origins
• Interrelationships Between Crisis Origins and Development
• Stress, Crisis, and Illness(p. 42)
• The Crisis-Psychiatric Illness Interface(p. 44)
• Development and Individual Manifestations of Crisis(p. 47)
• Why People Go into Crisis
• How a Crisis Develops
• The Duration and Outcomes of Crisis
• The Sociocultural Context of Personal Crisis(p. 56)
• Social Change Strategies in Comprehensive Crisis Care(p. 57)
• Strategies Based on Reason and Research
• Strategies Based on Reeducation and Attitude Change
• Power-Coercive Strategies
• Summary(p. 60)
• References(p. 60)
• 3. Indentifying People at Risk(p. 63)
• The Importance of Crisis Assessment(p. 64)
• Impediments to Adequate Assessment
• Hazards of Inadequate Assessment and Psychiatric Labeling
• The Distinctiveness of Crisis Assessment(p. 71)
• The Assessment Process(p. 73)
• Distinguishing Levels of Assessment
• Identifying Origins and Phases of Crisis Development
• Assessing Individual Crisis Manifestations
• Family and Community Assessment
• An Assessment Interview(p. 87)
• Comprehensive Crisis Assessment
• Philosophy and Context of Record System
• Genesis of Record System
• Service Forms(p. 92)
• Initial Contact Sheet
• Assessment Worksheet
• Summary(p. 100)
• References(p. 100)
• 4. Helping People in Crisis(p. 103)
• Communication and Rapport: The Immediate Context of Crisis Work(p. 103)
• The Nature and Purpose of Communication
• Factors Influencing Communication
• Relationships, Communication, and Rapport
• Planning with a Person or Family in Crisis(p. 108)
• Assessment and Planning Linkage
• Decision Counseling
• Developing a Service Contract(p. 112)
• Evaluating the Crisis Intervention Plan(p. 114)
• Working Through a Crisis: Intervention Strategies(p. 117)
• Loss, Change, and Grief Work
• Other Intervention and Counseling Strategies
• Psychotropic Drugs: What Place in Crisis Intervention?(p. 124)
• Crisis Intervention Illustrations(p. 127)
• Crisis Care in an Emergency Setting
• Crisis and Psychosocial Care in a Primary Care Setting
• Summary(p. 130)
• References(p. 130)
• 5. Family and Social Network Strategies During Crisis(p. 133)
• Social Aspects of Human Growth(p. 133)
• Families in Crisis(p. 137)
• Communities in Crisis(p. 141)
• Individual, Family, and Community Interaction(p. 143)
• Privacy, Intimacy, Community
• The Individual's Extension Beyond Self
• Social Network Influences on the Individual
• Social Network and Group Process in Crisis Intervention(p. 146)
• A Social Network Framework
• Social Network Strategies
• Crisis Groups
• Crisis Assessment in Groups
• Suggested Procedure for Group Crisis Assessment
• Crisis Counseling in Groups
• Group Structure
• Counseling Families in Crisis
• Self-Help Groups
• Summary(p. 162)
• References(p. 162)
• Part 2 Violence As Origin of and Response to Crisis(p. 165)
• 6. Suicide and Other Self-Destructive Behavior: Understanding and Assessment(p. 167)
• A Framework for Understanding Self-Destructive Behavior(p. 167)
• Perspectives, Myths, and Feelings About Self-Destructive People(p. 170)
• Social Perspective
• Psychological Perspective
• Cultural Perspective
• Ethical Issues Regarding Suicide(p. 175)
• Characteristics of Self-Destructive People(p. 181)
• Self-Destructiveness: What Does It Include?
• The Path to Suicide
• The Messages of Self-Destructive People
• Ambivalence: Weighing Life and Death
• Assessment of the Suicidal Person(p. 188)
• The Importance of Assessing Suicide Risk
• Signs That Help Assess Suicide Risk
• Typology of Suicidal Behavior: Assessing Immediate and Long-Range Risk
• Understanding and Assessing Risk in Special Populations(p. 203)
• Young People
• Distinct Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Groups
• People in Hospitals and Other Institutions
• Summary(p. 206)
• References(p. 207)
• 7. Helping Self-Destructive People and Survivors of Suicide(p. 211)
• Comprehensive Service for Self-Destructive People(p. 211)
• Emergency Medical Treatment
• Crisis Intervention
• Follow-Up Service for Suicidal People
• Intervention with Self-Destructive People: Case Examples(p. 219)
• The Right-to-Die Dilemma
• Low-Risk Suicidal Behavior
• Moderate-Risk Suicidal Behavior
• High-Risk Suicidal Behavior
• Suicide Prevention and Intervention with Special Populations(p. 222)
• Young People
• Distinct Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Groups
• People in Hospitals and Other Institutions
• Helping Survivors in Crisis(p. 227)
• Team Analysis Following a Suicide
• Support and Crisis Intervention for Survivors
• Helping Child Survivors of Parent Suicide
• Additional Outreach to Survivors
• Summary(p. 232)
• References(p. 232)
• 8. The Crisis of Victimization by Violence(p. 235)
• Theories on Violence and Victimization(p. 238)
• Victimization Assessment Strategies(p. 241)
• Child Abuse(p. 243)
• The Problem
• Child Witnesses to Violence and Murder
• Preventive Intervention
• Legal and Crisis Intervention
• Follow-Up Service
• Rape and Sexual Assault(p. 251)
• Rape as the Spoils of War
• Preventing Rape and Sexual Assault
• Crisis Intervention
• Follow-Up Service
• Woman Battering(p. 259)
• Prevention
• Crisis Intervention
• Follow-Up Service
• Crisis Counseling with an Abused Woman(p. 267)
• Session One
• Session Two
• Remaining Sessions
• Possible Problems, Issues, and Barriers to Progress
• Husband Beating(p. 272)
• Battering of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Partners(p. 273)
• Abuse of Older Persons(p. 274)
• Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and Follow-Up Service
• Application of Intervention and Follow-Up Principles
• Battering of Parents and Teachers by Children(p. 279)
• Other Sources of Victimization(p. 280)
• Victim Assistance After a Crime(p. 281)
• Summary(p. 282)
• References(p. 282)
• 9. The Violent Person: Individual and Sociocultural Factors(p. 289)
• Aggression and Violence: A Contextual Versus Adversarial Approach(p. 289)
• Violence Against Police Officers and Health, Mental Health, and Crisis Workers(p. 291)
• Crisis Intervention Training(p. 292)
• Assessing the Risk of Assault and Homicide(p. 293)
• Police-Mental Health Collaboration
• Application of Assault and Homicide Risk Assessment Criteria
• The Medicalization of Crime and Violence in the Workplace(p. 297)
• The Crisis of Youth Violence(p. 300)
• Factors Contributing to Youth Violence
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention Programs
• Men Who Batter Women(p. 303)
• Views on Battering and Batterers
• Programs for Violent Men
• Crises of People Prosecuted for Violence(p. 306)
• Crisis Intervention with Assailants and Those Threatening Violence
• Follow-Up Service
• The Families of Prisoners
• Primary Prevention of Crime and Antisocial Behavior(p. 310)
• Personal and Social-Psychological Strategies
• Sociopolitical Strategies
• Professional Strategies
• Summary(p. 312)
• References(p. 313)
• 10. Violence and Crisis from Disaster(p. 317)
• Human Potential for Catastrophic Violence(p. 318)
• Natural and Accidental Disaster: Prevention and Aid(p. 320)
• Technological and Political Factors Affecting Aid to Victims
• Psychological and Other Factors
• Preventive Intervention
• Individual Responses to Disaster(p. 328)
• Community Responses to Disaster(p. 331)
• Factors Affecting Recovery of Survivors
• Resources for Psychological Assistance
• Help During Impact, Recoil, and Post-Trauma Phases
• Crisis Intervention and Follow-Up Service
• Disasters from Human Origins(p. 337)
• Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Follow-Up and Prevention
• Summary(p. 345)
• References(p. 345)
• Part 3 Crises Related to Situational and Transition States(p. 349)
• 11. Threats to Health Status and Self-Image(p. 351)
• Crisis Care in Primary Health Care Settings(p. 352)
• Hazards to Physical and Emotional Health(p. 353)
• Crisis Response of People in Health Status Transition
• Preventive Intervention
• People with AIDS: Personal, Community, and Global Perspectives(p. 364)
• Illustration of the Crisis Paradigm
• Women and Children with AIDS
• The Worried Well, Prevention, and HIV Testing
• Caretakers of People with AIDS: Support and Self-Care
• Crisis Intervention in Mental Institutions, Transitional Housing, and Hostels(p. 380)
• Physical and Mental Handicap(p. 381)
• Initial Crisis Point
• Successive Crisis Points
• Substance Abuse and Other Chronic Health Problems(p. 385)
• Chronic Self-Destructive Behavior and Crisis Intervention
• Influence of Societal Attitudes and the Crisis in Psychiatry
• Rescue Workers, Nurses, Physicians, and Social Workers in Acute-Care Settings(p. 390)
• Summary(p. 391)
• References(p. 392)
• 12. Threats to Occupational and Residential Security(p. 397)
• Occupational Changes(p. 398)
• Promotion, Success, and Economic Security
• Paid and Unpaid Work
• Work Disruption
• Rural and Urban Occupational Transitions
• Retirement
• Residential Changes(p. 407)
• Anticipated Moves
• Unanticipated Moves
• Helping the Migrant
• Homelessness and Vulnerability to Violence(p. 412)
• Summary(p. 415)
• References(p. 416)
• 13. Stress and Change During Life Passages(p. 419)
• Rites of Passage: Traditional and Contemporary(p. 421)
• Birth and Parenthood(p. 427)
• Common Crisis Points for Parents
• Divorce and Single Parenthood
• Stepfamilies and Adoption
• Lesbian and Gay Parenthood
• Surrogate Parenthood
• Fatherhood in Transition
• Adolescence and Young Adulthood(p. 438)
• Developmental Challenges and Stress
• Sexual-Identity Crisis
• Helping Young People
• Helping a Family in Crisis
• Intimate Relationships: Beginnings and Endings(p. 445)
• Intimacy as a Basic Need
• Excessive Dependence on Intimate Attachments
• Singles, Isolation, and Divorce
• Middle Age(p. 449)
• Old Age(p. 451)
• Attitudes Toward Seniors
• Services for Elderly People
• Institutional Placement of Elders
• Death(p. 456)
• Attitudes Toward Death
• Helping a Dying Person
• The Hospice Movement
• Summary(p. 462)
• References(p. 462)
• Name Index(p. 467)
• Subject Index(p. 475)

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Lee Ann Hoff is the founding director of the Life Crisis Institute, and is professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences.