Affiliated Psychologists & Counselors, Inc. - Strategic Inteventions for People in Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster - A New Book by Diana Everstine and Louis Everstine disorders

Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis will enable therapists to walk into potentially explosive situations with a thorough understanding of the interactional dynamics, and a plan of action. Here, the communication principles for high stress or dangerous situations developed and confirmed in clinical practice are outlined. The steps of intervention, such as making telephone contact, arriving at the scene, and initiating strategies to defuse the emergency, are described in detail. In this revised edition, the book's focus has shifted to address the many important changes that have occurred in public and private sectors. With the recent cuts in mental health spending and HMO-based insurance structuring, emergency response personnel have been forced to adapt to these new times, while the prevalence (perhaps even increase) of mental health crises remains high in today's uncertain world.

"Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster is a truly excellent book, and should be used as required reading for novice and seasoned clinicians alike. Based on their many years of clinical expertise and rooted in the wisdom of strategic psychotherapy, Diana and Louis Everstine offer essential insights and the best interventions for a wide range of crisis situations and traumatic events.

Sooner or later, all clinicians encounter crises or traumatic events, such as those described in this book. The authors have provided readers with the essential tools for crisis situations, as well as windows of opportunity to do the best they can as mental health professionals. The book is a gem."

- Onno van der Hart, Ph.D., Professor of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Utrecht University, Utrecht. The Netherlands, and Past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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Both DIANA SULLIVAN EVERSTINE, PH.D. and LOUIS EVERSTINE, PH.D., M.P.H. are Senior Research Fellows at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California; Directors of Affiliated Psychologists & Counselors, Inc.; and Directors of Behaviordata, Inc.; an APA-approved CE provider.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Crisis
Communication Principles for High-Stress or Dangerous
Clinical Interventions in Emergencies
Hospitalizing Persons in Crisis
Assessing the Risk of Dangerousness
Domestic Violence
Physical Abuse and Neglect of Children
The incestuous Family
Preventing Suicide
Introduction to Trauma
Trauma Assessment
Victims of Violence
Treatment for Trauma
Sexual Assault on Children and Adolescents
Adult Victims of Rape
Disaster, Loss, and the Family
Traumatic Events in the Workplace

Postscript

New Book:

STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN
CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND DISASTER
Revised Edition

New Book:

STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND DISASTER Revised Edition

STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN
CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND DISASTER
Revised Edition