Excellence in Crisis Care

Lee Ann Hoff, Kazimiera Adamowksi
Creating Excellence in Crisis Care: A Guide to Effective Training and Program Designs

Produced in association with the Life Crisis Institute

In this essential resource, Hoff and Adamowski draw on their extensive clinical, management, education, and training expertise in order to prepare crisis care clinicians, health practitioners, and volunteers in the development of programs that will help improve the health of communities in a cost-effective way.

Drawing on the best practices from the United States and Canada, the book is filled with vivid examples that clearly demonstrate how a holistic, interdisciplinary, and collaborative approach is the most practical response to the challenges of working with people in crisis. This comprehensive text offers a field-tested framework and systematic method for including crisis content - critical life events, violence, victimization, suicide, and psychiatric emergencies - in the formal training of health and other human services professionals.
"This unique resource offers a theoretical framework, clinical scenarios, and practical information to help educators and practitioners integrate crisis care into educational curricula and clinical protocols. Hoff and Adamowski do this in a culturally and gender sensitive manner while promoting a client-centered empowerment model."
                Judy Linden, associate residency director,
                emergency medicine, associate professor,
                Boston University School of Medicine
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Table of Contents

Part I Background and Overview of Crisis Field

The significance and Urgency of Psychosocial and Crisis Care
Illustrations of Education/Training and Comprehensive Service Needs in Psychosocial and Crisis Care

Part II Education/Training Program Development and Implementation

Essentials of Educational and Clinical Training Programs
Implementing Core Crisis Content
Differential Application of Core Crisis Content

Part III Crisis Service Organization, Management, And Delivery

Service Program Planning and Development
Essential Program Elements and Organizational Structure
Program Management and Evaluation
Crisis Consultation and Community Education

Appendix A - Sample Bibliographies

Appendix B - Resources