Pocket Guide to Crisis Intervention Book

1. Definition and Nature of Crisis
2. Public vs. Private Crisis
3. Events that Precipitate a Crisis
4. Twelve Characteristics and Indicators of a Crisis-Prone Person
5. Types of Crises
6. Burgess and Roberts' Stress-Crisis-Trauma Continuum
7. Psychophysiological Reactions to a Crisis
8. Stress Symptomatology and the General Adaptation Syndrome
9. Common Signs, Symptoms, and Psychological Responses to Crisis (Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral)
10. Roberts' Seven Stage Crisis Intervention Model (R-SSCIM)
11. The Crisis Management Plan
12. Dos and Don'ts for Crisis Hotline Workers
13. Steps for Handling Difficult or Hostile Callers to a Hotline
14. Suicide Risk Assessment Protocol and Warning Signs
15. Crisis Intervention with Families
16. Crisis Intervention with Substance Abusers
17. Crisis Intervention with Accident Survivors
18. Crisis Intervention with Violent Crime Victims
19. Crisis Intervention with Abused Children
20. Crisis Intervention with Battered Women
21. Crisis Intervention with Sexual Assault Victims
22. Crisis Intervention with Mental Illness: Determining Safety Needs
23. Crisis Intervention after the Death of a Loved One
24. Crisis Intervention with Children in the Aftermath of School Violence
25. Crisis Intervention after Natural Disasters-Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Floods
26. Crisis Intervention after Terrorist Bombings in Planes, Railroads, or Buildings
27. Crisis Intervention after Bio-terrorism
28. Crisis Intervention with Homicide Survivors
29. The 10 Stages of Acute Traumatic Stress Management (ATSM)
30. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Model
31. Multi-Component Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
32. Signs and Symptoms of Clinician Stress and Burnout
33. Stress Reduction and Coping Skills for Clinicians Working in Crisis and Disaster Relief Positions