TRAINING OF TELEPHONE CRISIS INTERVENTION VOLUNTEERS

• NCJ Number: 29988
• Author(s): M C DIXON; J BURNS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT - AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, V3, N 2 (JUNE 1975)

Annotation

BRIEF SURVEY OF EXTANT LITERATURE ON THE TRAINING OF CRISIS-CENTER VOLUNTEERS.

Abstract

STANDARDS FOR CRISIS CENTERS (TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE WORKS REVIEWED) INCLUDE - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SUICIDOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS (CONFIDENTIALITY, RELIABILITY OF THE CENTER), RECORD KEEPING, AND COUNSELING AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES.