TECHNIQUES OF CRISIS INTERVENTION - EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

• NCJ Number: 19019
• Author(s): E S ROSENBLUH; T C NEIL; W A REICHART; B T THACKER; L S DIFONSO
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 211 pages
• Corporate Author: Rosenbluh and Associates
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXTBOOK PROVIDES A BACKGROUND ON HUMAN BEHAVIOR, MOTIVATION, MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND COUNSELING THEORIES, AND REVIEWS SUCH METHODS AS PROBLEM SOLVING, POLICE CRISIS TECHNIQUES, AND ROLE PLAYING.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS FIRST REVIEW THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CRISIS, THE DEFINITION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND THE ROLE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE CRISIS SITUATION. THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY, STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, AND THE MATURE PERSONALITY ARE DISCUSSED. SUCH MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS AS PSYCHOSIS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PARANOID REACTIONS, NEUROSIS, AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS ARE OUTLINED AS WELL. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE ARE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING REBELLION AND REVOLUTION, CULTURAL LAG, MASS COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVERTISING, AND THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. AMONG THE SPECIFIC INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES PRESENTED IN THIS TEXT ARE EFFECTIVE LISTENING AND EFFECTIVE RESPONDING - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION FOR CRISIS RESOLUTION; SUICIDE PREVENTION; NON-CHEMICAL INTERVENTION IN ACUTE DRUG REACTIONS; AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TENSION ASSESSMENT. A LIST OF SAMPLE REFERRAL SOURCES IS INCLUDED.