Crisis: How to Help Yourself and Others in Distress or Danger

ISBN-13: 9780199364169 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 344 str.

Lee Ann Hoff

Opis

Unlike books focusing on a single crisis topic, Crisis helps recognize common signs of endangerment across a range of life challenges by showing the interconnections between various harmful events. Through media coverage of school shootings, suicides, domestic abuse, workplace violence, and more, we've become accustomed to hearing about violence and trauma-almost invariably followed by reports that show all of the warning signs that were missed. While it is impossible to predict when, where, and with whom a crisis will occur, we do have the means to be better equipped to intervene in stressful situations before they tip over into a crisis. Important preventative information is readily available, and this book better prepares us to take appropriate responsive action. Often a crisis is the result of a critical life event; whether or not a life-changing event turns into a crisis depends on the type, timing, and interpretation of the event, the person's life cycle development phase, history of healthy coping, and available timely support. In sum, Lee Ann Hoff illustrates how to recognize crisis as both danger and opportunity. The more we know about how to spot a potential crisis and what to do, the more likely distressed persons will get the help they need.

Recenzje

I was much surprised at the level of complexity and depth of research it contains. This is an excellent book from primary care physicians, social workers, etc., who have to deal with persons in crisis. The recommendations are clear and sensible. This also could be very useful for psychiatrists in community mental health settings to help coordinate social intervention strategies for difficult patients... I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has to manage persons in crisis.

O autorze

Lee Ann Hoff, PhD, is currently Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences; Visiting Professor, ISPA (Institute for Applied Psychology), Lisbon, Portugal; author/lead researcher on Workplace Violence Prevention, a $750,000 NIOSH-funded online education course (August 2012)