Crisis Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect

Author(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gentry, C. E.

Year Published: 1994

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This manual, part of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect's User Manual Series, helps caseworkers improve their assistance to children and families in crisis. Sections present a brief overview of crisis; define crisis, identify the elements and phases of crises, highlight client feelings during a crisis, and discuss the psychological effects of crises; and outline the goals of crisis intervention and describe a nine-step crisis intervention model. The manual offers suggestions for involving the entire family in the crisis intervention assessment process; examines specific treatment approaches and techniques, including community systems, multimodal, cognitive behavioral, task-centered, family, and eclectic ...

Attribution

Preface

Acknowledgments

Overview Of The Manual

1 - Understanding Crisis

2 - Crisis Intervention Goals And Steps

3 - Crisis Intervention Assessment

4 - Crisis Intervention Treatment Approaches And Techniques

5 - Understanding Special Family Situations

6 - Termination And Follow-Up Services

7 - The Crisis Intervention Worker

8 - Family-Centered Crisis Response Models