People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping

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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.