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A Guide to Crisis Intervention

By Kristi Kanel

6th Edition © 2019
Discipline:Counseling
Course:Crisis Intervention
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This sixth edition of A GUIDE TO CRISIS INTERVENTION covers the fundamentals of situational and developmental crises, how they occur and how they've been managed since the 1940s. Author Kristi Kanel discusses traditional counseling models as they relate to crisis intervention, and shows how they're incorporated into her model--the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention--that's used by both paraprofessionals and professionals. Presented in detail, the ABC Model is ideal for use in any mental health setting and with any individual, from any population, in a crisis situation. Detailed examples of specific crisis situations include developmental crises such as FOMO and quarter life crises, cultural crises such as Black Lives Matter issues, substance abuse crises (including opioid addiction issues) and many others. Students practice their interviewing and helping skills with case vignettes.

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This sixth edition of A GUIDE TO CRISIS INTERVENTION covers the fundamentals of situational and developmental crises, how they occur and how they've been managed since the 1940s. Author Kristi Kanel discusses traditional counseling models as they relate to crisis intervention, and shows how they're incorporated into her model--the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention--that's used by both paraprofessionals and professionals. Presented in detail, the ABC Model is ideal for use in any mental health setting and with any individual, from any population, in a crisis situation. Detailed examples of specific crisis situations include developmental crises such as FOMO and quarter life crises, cultural crises such as Black Lives Matter issues, substance abuse crises (including opioid addiction issues) and many others. Students practice their interviewing and helping skills with case vignettes.

The book offers useful day-to-day guidelines based on the ABC Model of Intervention: developing and maintaining rapport, identifying the problem and exploring the client's coping strategies. It also includes specific therapeutic interactions for use in a variety of situations. Crisis workers or those working in crisis situations can use the model effectively in any mental health setting and with any individual--from any population--in a crisis situation.

Case examples and scripts of dialogues illustrate the ABC Model and show students exactly what to say to a client in a given situation.

The book emphasizes brief therapeutic interventions and short-term crisis intervention counseling to enable successful outcomes despite the changes brought about by managed care organizations.

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. An Overview of Crisis Intervention*Preview this chapter
2. Ethical and Professional Issues
3. The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention
4. Intervening with Crises Related to Danger to Self, Others, or Being Gravely Disabled
5. Developmental and Cultural Crises
6. Crises of Loss: Death, Relationship Breakups, and Economic Loss
7. Community Disaster, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
8. Crises Related to Military Service
9. Crises Related to Personal Trauma
10. Crises Related to Sexuality
11. Substance Use Related Disorders and Crises
12. Crises Related to Aging, Serious Physical Illness, and Disabilities
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1. An Overview of Crisis InterventionPreview this chapter ↗

Crisis Defined ↗
Crisis as Both Danger and Opportunity
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Crisis as Opportunity ↗
Crisis as Danger: Becoming a Crisis-Prone Person ↗
Other Factors Determining Danger or Opportunity ↗
Precipitating Events ↗
Developmental Crises ↗
Situational Crises ↗
Emotional Distress ↗
Failure of Coping Methods and Impairment in Functioning ↗
The Wellesley Project: The Development of Crisis Intervention ↗
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Strengthen Nationwide ↗
Community Mental Health Act of 1963
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The Rise of Managed Care ↗
Contributions from Other Theoretical Modalities
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Psychoanalytic Theory ↗
Existential Theory ↗
Humanistic Approach ↗
Cognitive-Behavioral Theories ↗
Brief Therapy ↗
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing ↗
Trauma-Informed Care
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The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention ↗
Chapter Review Questions ↗
References ↗
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