| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Springer series on social work |
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Springer series on social work (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Victims of violent crime: an introduction -- Grief and loss reactions and theories -- Stress and coping model for victims of crime -- Crisis intervention -- Cases of child abuse -- Intimate partner violence: overview, stages of change, crisis intervention, and time-limited treatment -- Sexual assault -- Homicide victims -- Elder abuse -- Terrorism/mass violence -- School violence: crisis intervention protocols and prevention strategies |
| Summary |
Over the past two decades, violent crime has become one of the most serious domestic problems in the United States. Approximately 13 million people (nearly 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year, and of that, approximately one and a half million are victims of violent crime. Ensuring quality of life for victims of crime is therefore a major challenge facing policy makers and mental health providers. Helping Victims of Violent Crime grounds victim assistance treatments in a victim-centered and strengths perspective. The book explores victim assistance through systems theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
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Evidence-based psychiatry.
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Victims of violent crimes -- Mental health.
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Crime Victims -- psychology.
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Crisis Intervention -- methods.
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Violence -- psychology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, Albert R.
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| LC no. |
2008013398 |
| ISBN |
0826125093 (electronic bk.) |
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1281811548 |
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9780826125095 (electronic bk.) |
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9781281811547 |
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