People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping - Softcover

Hoff, Lee Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201029391 ISBN 13: 9780201029390

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1978

Synopsis

Written by a pioneer in the field of community mental health, this updated edition of a classic crisis counseling resource helps prepare health care professionals and volunteers to work with the most vulnerable members of society––victims of crime, the homeless, battered wives, victims of environmental threat, and immigrants. An ideal book for those in social work.

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Review

"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

Review

"It is so clearly written that even the general reader may gain a greater understanding for use in personal crisis management." (Choice, 5/02)

"...ideal reference...excellent text..." (Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, Vol. 6, 2002)

"It is so clearly written that even the general reader may gain a greater understanding for use in personal crisis management." (Choice, May 2002)

"...ideal reference...excellent text..." (Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners, Vol. 6, 2002)

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0201029391
• ISBN 13: 9780201029390
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352