Crisis Intervention in Social Services (British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work)

... this book could only have been written by a social worker. It is full of energy, laced with pathos and humour, and the warts are not only visible but highlighted. It offers a thoughtful, down-to-earth view of crisis work in one social services team.' Paul Reading, Oxford MIND Front Matter....Pages i-ix Crisis Intervention....Pages 1-6 The Crisis Challenge....Pages 7-13 The Crisis Heritage....Pages 14-23 Reflections: a Crisis Learning Experience....Pages 24-39 The Plea-for-Removal Crises....Pages 40-54 A New Foundation For Crisis Training....Pages 55-81 ‘I Don’t Want To Lose My Baby’....Pages 82-104 Ethical Considerations for Crisis Intervention....Pages 105-120 Social Services: the Organisational Context....Pages 121-135 Crisis Intervention....Pages 136-142 Back Matter....Pages 143-152