People in Crisis: Understanding and Helping - Couverture souple

Hoff, Lee Ann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0787900842 ISBN 13 : 9780787900847

Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 1995

Synopsis

This award winning work is a comprehensive guide to the current theory and practice of successful strategies for working with people in crisis. Written in concise, clear and jargon-free language for professionals and laypersons in diverse health, social service, and community settings, this resource takes an holistic approach, providing the necessary information for understanding, assessing and intervening with people in potentially disastrous situations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

LEE ANN HOFF is the founding director of the Life Crisis Institute, based in Boston and Ottawa, and is adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa, faculty of health sciences. She serves on the editorial boards of many publications including Psychiatry, Health Care for Women International, and Suicide and Life–Threatening Behavior. A nurse anthropologist, she has pioneered the development of community mental health and crisis centers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0787900842
• ISBN 13: 9780787900847
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible