Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster enables therapists to walk into difficult situations with a thorough understanding of interactional dynamics and a plan of action. With the stressful turbulence of our present culture, more and more clinicians are called upon to intervene in crisis situations. This volume provides them with both the theoretical background and practical techniques to help people learn from crisis experiences and move toward change and growth.
Key Features
- Practical guidelines and specific intervention strategies for conducting psychotherapy with different types of violent persons and victims.
- Illustrated treatment principles for each crisis situation through detailed case studies.
- Discussion on the legal and ethical responsibilities of the therapist.
Additional Information
Violent interactions, once considered rare or beyond the province of the therapist, have become familiar events to many practitioners. As the authors demonstrate, with these troubled people, a therapist must be ready to make quick decisions, draw upon all available resources from the family and community, and offer continuing support as traumas are worked through and new behaviour patterns are learned.
