includes bibliographical references and index

"Contents: Part 1: Overview -- an overview of crisis theory and crisis intervention -- how to work with clients strengths in crisis intervention: a solution-focused approach -- crisis intervention for persons diagnosed with clinical disorders based on the stress-crisis continuum -- innovation in group crisis intervention -- Part 2: Crisis assessment and intervention models with children and youth -- crisis intervention with early adolescents who have suffered a significant loss -- adolescent suicidality and crisis intervention -- crisis intervention at college counseling centers -- Part 3: Crisis intervention and crisis prevention with victims of violence -- a comprehensive model for crisis intervention with battered women and their children -- school crisis intervention, crisis prevention, and crisis response -- crisis intervention with school violence problems and volatile situations --an application of crisis intervention to situational crises frequently experienced by adult survivors of incest -- Part 4: Crisis assessment and crisis intervention in health-related and mental health-related crises -- crisis intervention application of brief solution-focused therapy in addictions -- the crisis of divorce -- crisis intervention with HIV-positive women -- mobile crisis units : frontline community mental health services -- the comprehensive crisis intervention model of community integration -- crisis intervention in the hospital emergency room -- a model of crisis intervention in critical and intensive care units of general hospitals -- crisis intervention with culturally diverse families -- Par 5: Research -- research on crisis intervention and recommendations for future research -- designs and procedures for evaluating crisis intervention."