Crisis Intervention and Trauma Response: Theory and Practice

by Ellin L. Bloch, Barbara Rubin Wainrib, Barbara Rubin Wainrib EdD, et al.

Book Overview

The doctor said that the surgery on my wife's cancer was a failure and that there was nothing more that they could do. I felt as if I was in a bad movie, and everything around me had come to a halt.
---James G., husband of a cancer victim

Crisis Intervention and Trauma Response are short term, problem-oriented, therapeutic interventions whose goal is to produce constructive change in the life situation of the client as quickly and directly as possible. Written in a lively and informative style, the authors present their successful General Crisis Response model for intervention. Using real life case examples, the authors encourage therapists to focus on clients' inner strengths rather than on pathologies that need to be "fixed," to help clients (like James G.) cope. The book is filled with exercises to develop techniques for building verbal and non-verbal skills, awareness of individual and cultural differences, and much more. A Crisis and Trauma Assessment checklist is included for effective therapeutic interventions, whether in your office or at a trauma site. The authors' down-to-earth approach to this topic will appeal to crisis intervention professionals as well as teachers and students.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826111750
• ISBN13: 9780826111753
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Crisis and TraumaText

This is an excellent book, combining experiences of both life crisis and trauma.It can be used used as a graduate textbook or for for general reading by professionals in any of the health care professions. It can also be helpful to victims of crisis and trauma. It integrates theory and practice in a context of compassionate caring.Written in a lively and informative style it contains many helpful exercises, focusing on inner strengths rather than pathology, using a very down to earth approach.