The article offers guidelines for crisis prediction, preplanning, support team development, and post-crisis management that can handle aggressive behavior and convey to the child the existence of a legitimate system for enhancing positive self control. (CL)

Crisis interventionists frequently confront a moral dilemma when violating client trust seems necessary if self-destructive behavior is to be prevented. Concern for client welfare and respect for client rights and autonomy which are grounded in Utilitarianism and Kantian Formalism, respectively, conflict in such cases. These theories are examined,…

Examined the death anxiety of interventionists (N=109) and its relation to skill in responding to suicidal clients. Compared to matched controls, the interventionists were found to have significantly lower death anxiety. Moreover, no relationship between death anxiety and suicide counseling skill could be identified. (Author/BL)

Describes techniques helpful for telephone counselors dealing with suicide intervention, including reinstating control, reducing anxiety through problem clarification, and providing hope by active listening and tolerance of dispositions. The use of time-outs and detective work is also discussed. (JAC)

Crisis is an essential ingredient in the great developmental stages of the natural world and dealing with disruption can result in much that is positive. (Author/JD)

Argues that suicide prevention centers do prevent suicides, both through their direct services to clients and through the community education programs. Suicide prevention centers must function as part of an integrated network of human services. The Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of Tompkins County is described. (Author/BEF)

Suggests a three-step plan to help teachers and administrators know what to do during student fights. Details the extent of the problem of student-to-student physical confrontations. Discusses the need to become competent in intervention and suggests the creation of a mental action plan. Encourages educators to have full knowledge of their…

Provides information and specific checklists for understanding and implementing classroom crisis intervention. Includes (1) definition of a crisis; (2) development of a crisis plan; (3) phases of a crisis; and (4) steps in crisis intervention. Stresses the role of the teacher in recognizing and intervening in a crisis. (KS)

Notes that media have become involved in creating programs and addressing issues that have been historically exclusive purview of mental health and human services agencies. Explains how time-limited hot line has been used to address specific issues raised by these programs. Provides overview of this type of hot line, offering triangular model of…

Describes Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) program as providing staff with skills, knowledge, and confidence to manage child in crisis to bring about a "maximum amount of lasting response." Contends that, by applying principles of TCI training, direct care worker can attain therapeutic control and maintain dignity of both adult and child…

Reviews literature pertaining directly to responses to man-made disasters, with specific emphasis on emotional responses to terrorism. Summarizes the effects of the bombing of the World Trade Center on its survivors and on the wider community. Examples of mental health outreach efforts and case vignettes of brief cognitive behavior therapeutic…

Two important questions arise when creating a school crisis plan: (a) Who should be trained as part of the crisis team? and (b) What type of training will be the most effective and practical? The authors suggest that paraprofessionals are a valuable resource to consider for assisting with crisis prevention and intervention. Practical suggestions…

Crisis intervention is a role that fits exceedingly well with counseling psychologists' interests and skills. This article provides an overview of a new crisis intervention model, the Integrated Problem-Solving Model (IPSM), and demonstrates its application to a specific crisis, sexual assault. It is hoped that this article will encourage…

Family therapists need to develop therapeutic strategies which can be effective in helping members of dysfunctional and crisis-oriented families reconnect with additional sources of support and strength. The extended family and social system can serve as this source of support when it is convened, mobilized, and reactivated. (Author)

Helping strategies are more effective if the counselor understands grief and its relationship to loss. This article stresses the grief impact of involuntary career loss, the nature of possible grief reactions, and the role of the counselor in assisting those who are experiencing grief as the result of career loss. (Author)