A guide to crisis intervention

What is a crisis?

History of crisis intervention

Ethical and professional issues

ABC model of crisis intervention

Suicide, homicide, and psychotic crises

Cultural sensitivity in crisis intervention

Developmental crises

Crises of loss

PTSD, natural disasters, manmade disasters, and trauma response

Crises of personal victimization: child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner abuse, and sexual assault

Crises related to substance abuse

Crises in reaction to serious illness and disabilities.