A Guide to Crisis Intervention Book

As a professional who has worked in the field of crisis response as a Crisis Interventionist with a Fire Department for several years and in an outpatient mental health clinic providing trauma counseling services I do not recommend this book. If you work in the field as a Crisis Interventionist or with a mobile team then just disregard this book now. The content is designed for outpatient one to one counseling services. If you already have your Master's Degree or professional licensure, then this book will provide little if any new insight as the information is introductory/rudimentary. If you are currently pursuing a career in crisis intervention, look elsewhere for guidance because most of the content in this book is outdated or incorrect. In fact, there were a few suggestions in this book that I cringed at because they are no longer best practice and considering the copyright is only 2015 I was surprised to see these practices being reiterated when there is substantial evidence to discredit those interventions (i.e. "safety contracts" with suicidal clients).