James, Richard K. creator author Whisenhunt, Julia. author Myer, Rick A. author text bibliography ohu 2025 Ninth edition. monographic eng xxviii, 781 pages ; illustrations ; 26 cm CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, 9th Edition, presents the latest skills and techniques for handling crisis situations. The text features the authors' task and triage assessment model, which illustrates and explains the process of dealing with people in crisis. Using this model, the authors build specific strategies for assessing and handling different crisis situations, accompanied in many cases with dialogue that a practitioner might use when working with the individual in crisis. Updates include new LASER protocol for ethical decision-making, world view of crisis beyond the U.S. border and detail changes in intervention procedures due to COVID-19. The 9th edition also includes videos demonstrating crisis intervention techniques for students who must understand the theoretical underpinnings of crisis intervention theories and apply them in crisis situations. Part 1. Basic Training: Crisis Intervention Theory and Application -- 1. Approaching Crisis Intervention -- 2. Culturally Effective Helping in Crisis -- 3. The Intervention and Assessment Models -- 4. The Tools of the Trade -- 5. Crisis Case Handling -- 6. Telephone and Online Crisis Counseling -- Part 2. Handling Specific Crises Going Into the Trenches -- 7. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- 8. Crisis of Lethality -- 9. Sexual Assault -- 10. Partner Violence -- 11. Family Crisis Intervention -- 12. Personal Loss Bereavement and Grief -- 13. Crises in Schools -- Part 3. On the Home Front: Crisis in the Human Services Workplace -- 14. Violent behavior in institutions -- 15. Human Services Workers in Crisis Burnout, Vicarious Traumatization, and Compassion Fatigue -- Part 4. No Man’s Land: Facing Disaster -- 15. Human services workers in crisis burnout, vicarious traumatization, and compassion fatigue -- 16. Disaster response -- References. general Richard K. James, Julia Whisenhunt, Rick A. Myer. Gilliland's name appears first on the earlier editions. Includes bibliographical references and index. Crisis intervention (Mental health services) RC480.6 .G55 2025 616.89/025 9780357622698 DLC 20250210141630.0 17170280 eng