Crisis Counseling and Therapy

<p>Comprehensive instruction in this important method <br><br>From Pearl Harbor to the events of September 11 2001 to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina tragedy can leave indelible scars. Its many forms are now visibly present in our local national and international communities. Intervention as a clinical technique to combat the debilitating effects of stress that accompany crisis is quickly becoming a social movement. <b>Crisis Counseling and Therapy</b> provides comprehensive instruction in this important and rapidly burgeoning field with a systemic three-phase method that is simple and practical. This innovative model can easily be incorporated into the clinician’s practice to provide effective strategic intervention. <br><br><b>Crisis Counseling and Therapy</b> recognizes that no single theory or strategy will prove useful in all situations and so offers students and professionals an adaptable approach to dealing with any crisis they may confront. By integrating four proven theoriesnarrative cognitive-behavioral family systems and experiential/existentialand using the degree of disequilibrium experienced in the system to determine therapy sessions this unique text presents a new approach to crisis work. In-depth contemporary case studies and an easily-learned and -implemented model of application allow for multidisciplinary approaches to treatment and more positive constructive outcomes.<br><br> Topics covered in <b>Crisis Counseling and Therapy</b> include:</p><ul> <li> definitions of crisis </li> <li> critical moments of development </li> <li> characteristics of the crisis counselor </li> <li> contemporary standards and models of practice </li> <li> models for intervention </li> <li> assessment models </li> <li> models of treatment </li> <li> justification for a new model of treatmentrestoration of functioning </li> <li> integrating the four unique approaches </li> <li> profile of an individual in crisis </li> <li> the systemic crisis intervention model </li> <li> the model’s three phases: Remember Reorganize Restore </li> <li> integrating the stress of crisis </li> <li> <i>and many more!</i> </li> </ul><p>A vital text reference and resource manual <b>Crisis Counseling and Therapy</b> is ideal for students and established professionals as well as clinicians and specialists working in the fields of psychiatry psychology social work nursing organ donor procurement first responder personnel ministry emergency medicine and managed care who are seeking continuing education.</p>