People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping [Paperback]

Lee Ann Hoff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787900842 | ISBN-13: 978-0787900847 | Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | Edition: 4

A Valuable Resource for Crisis Intervention

''With societal problems increasing, this book is critical for its usefulness to a wide variety of clinical concerns.... A must for all practitioners in primary care settings.''--Ann W. Burgess, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Now in its fourth edition, this is a comprehensive guide to the current theory and practice of successful strategies for working with people in crisis. This timely book takes a holistic approach, providing information for understanding, assessing, and intervening. It focuses on the victim/survivor and the assailant, and details how to administer prevention, crisis intervention, and follow-up care.

Editorial Reviews

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''With societal problems increasing, this book is critical for its usefulness to a wide variety of clinical concerns.... A must for all practitioners in primary care settings.'' —Ann W. Burgess, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

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"This is the definitive book on crisis intervention for health care professionals. Its holistic approach encompasses both theoretical and policy perspectives highlighted with individual cases to accentuate clinical application." —Joyce Pulcini, associate professor, Maternal Child Health Department, School of Nursing, Boston College

"This latest edition of Lee Ann Hoff's text provides a broad and thought provoking framework from which practitioners can reflect upon their work and develop interdisciplinary services that are creative and flexible in meeting the needs of survivors. People in Crisis makes an essential contribution to this field." —Philippa Sully, course leader, Society, Violence, and Practice, City University, London, UK

"In People in Crisis every crisis worker-regardless of discipline-will find a treasury of practical guidelines that are comprehensive, well organized, illustrated by appropriate examples, and thoroughly referenced. Lee Ann Hoff covers the spectrum of crisis experience-individual, couples, group, and community, never losing sight of the uniqueness of each clinical situation and its cultural context." —Jerome A. Motto, professor of psychiatry, emeritus, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

"This book has it all. Grounded in theory and framed within a broad cultural context aimed at contemporary interdisciplinary practice, People in Crisis offers invaluable guidelines for assessment and response. Should you find yourself faced with persons in crisis, you can wrap this wondrously woven tapestry around you for comfort during the caring process." —Lisa Love, APRN, CS, Spring Harbor Counseling, Portland, Maine

"Drawing from public health, social, cultural, and political perspectives and 'thinking upstream,' Lee Ann Hoff considers the roots of crisis and identifies key issues facing frontline workers. Case studies and sample interviews make the material come alive and be meaningful. She makes a strong case for the role of primary care workers in identifying and responding to distressed people in hospitals, clinics, and schools where they first seek help." —Eleanor Harder, program manager, Community Mental Health Clinic, Guelph, Ontario, Canada --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 477 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4 edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787900842
• ISBN-13: 978-0787900847
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent practical approaches to common human crisies, September 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping (Paperback)

I used this book to supplement material in a graduate level Crisis Intervention class, and found it to be invaluable. There is a smattering of theory, but the bulk of the material focuses on understanding the human situation behind common crises such as suicide, loss, HIV, homelessness,victims of violence, health care crises, voiolent people, and life-change crises. Very practical and readily applicable, the text lends a firm backbone to anyone working in the crisis management field for the first time, and even for old timers who have never felt quite comfortable with suicide, etc. Takes the guesswork out of understanding the issues behind the problem, and empowers the worker. I highly recommend this book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is concise, excellent, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping (Paperback)

As a college professor teaching courses in the school of social work, I found Dr. Hoff's book an excellent text. The book covers all aspect of crisis intervention and illustrates the concepts with case examples. It was rated very highly by all the students in the class, as well as professional colleagues in the field. As a clinician providing crisis intervention to dirverse populations on a daily basis, I found the book to be a great help, and a wonderful teaching tool for staff and interns in the field as well. I hightly recommend it to anyone. I especially appreciated Dr. Hoff's philosphy on life and strenth of the individuals