1st Edition

Crisis Intervention

By Neil Thompson Copyright 2025
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

This new edition provides essential reading on crisis intervention for social workers, mental health nurses and other human services practitioners and managers. What defines a crisis can often be misunderstood and incorrectly equated with emergencies. This book explores crisis theory in depth, providing updated and refreshed guidance on what a crisis entails and how to effectively manage... Read more

Welcome About the author Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Why a manual? Who is it for? How do I use it?

Part One: Crisis theory

Introduction

Chapter 1 Crisis theory: old and new

Chapter 2 The positive dimension of crisis

Chapter 3 Crisis and trauma

Chapter 4 Existential and spiritual dimensions of crisis

Part Two: Crisis intervention

Introduction

Chapter 5 Assessment

Chapter 6 Intervention

Chapter 7 Case examples

Chapter 8 Exploring the implications

Chapter 9 Self care

Part Three: Tackling discrimination and oppression

Introduction

Chapter 9 Anti-discriminatory practice

Chapter 10 Empowerment

Conclusion

Guide to further learning

Biography

Neil Thompson is an independent writer, producer of online learning resources and a visiting professor at the Open University, with decades of experience helping individuals and organisations to address problems and fulfil their potential. In a long career, he has provided training and consultancy services to over 100 organisations, spoken at conferences and seminars in 13 different countries and has won awards for the quality and impact of his work. He has held full or honorary professorships at five UK universities and is widely published across the human services.