Safe Haven: Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals: (for Professionals in Inpatient Settings)

by Ellis Amdur

Book Overview

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in inpatient and residential settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele safe. Amdur s focus is based on behavior rather than diagnosis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719061912
• ISBN13: 9781719061919
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"