Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention / Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Bradley Erford

Jackson-Cherry, Lisa R.

Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention / Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Bradley Erford - 3rd ed. - English : Pearson, 2018 - 528 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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.

9780134522715 : 2,159.10


Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Crisis Intervention
Mental Health Services
Emergency Medical Services

616.89 / J12C 2018