Crisis Intervention Strategies (with InfoTrac ) (Hardcover)

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"The text provides a comprehensive introduction to crisis work, and a solid foundation to counseling students that will inevitably be engaged in crisis intervention throughout their careers."

"I consistently get comments from my students that this is one of their favorite textbooks."

"This is my favorite book on crisis intervention...one students will use in the years to come." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

In this new edition of their best seller, Richard K. James and Burl E. Gilliland present the latest research, theories, and techniques of this rapidly evolving field, along with case material based on real crisis situations. This unique comprehensive and applied combination gives students the skills and strategies they need to take crisis intervention theory and technique out of the classroom and onto the street. The book is authoritative, class-tested, and based on the authors' more than twenty years experience teaching crisis intervention courses.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 5 edition (August 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534569668
• ISBN-13: 978-0534569662
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #342,565 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable tool in the field of mental health., January 3, 1999

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This review is from: Crisis Intervention Strategies (Hardcover)

Gilliland and James have successfully created an extremely comprehensive introduction to crisis intervention methodology in this text.

While lacking some historical perspective on the development of this methodology, the book incorporates a variety tools useful to the mental health professional. These tools well make up for the exclusion of a short history on crisis intervention.

The authors clearly defined various helping situations (i.e., suicide, sexual assault, spousal abuse, and chemical dependency) and demonstrated how their applications assisted in the resolution of these issues. Furthermore, Gilliland and James added the sections on extreme circumstances, such as hostage taking, as well as professional concerns, such as burnout.

For those entering the field, this text provides a wealth of information. Those that are well seasoned will still find this a useful reference.

On first glance, I was surprised to find this text so easily read, particularly when dealing with such a serious subject, yet I have returned to it time and again in my own practice for ideas and direction.

Thank you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a textbook you can understand, February 9, 2009

By	counseling student (MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crisis Intervention Strategies (Hardcover)

This is an easy read with a lot of good information. There is dialogue from sessions with clients that helps to bring the point into focus.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crisis Intervention Strategies, December 23, 2008

By	Thomas La Roche "Psych911" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Crisis Intervention Strategies (Hardcover)

As both a retired Police Hostage Negotiator and a Criminology Professor, I believe this text should be the bible for training entry level human services workers.