Crisis Intervention and Trauma: New Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract

This book is designed to serve 3 broad purposes. First, it is designed to alert mental health professionals to many of the newer, and sometimes controversial, theoretical and practical issues in crisis intervention and trauma counseling. Second, this text is intended to serve as a resource for both novice and experienced professionals. Third, this book is intended to bear witness to the wide-ranging experience of individuals in crisis, including those affected by the recent, tragic events of September 11, 2001. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: introduction)