Helping victims of violent crime

Green, Diane L.

Helping victims of violent crime assessment, treatment, and evidence-based practice / [electronic resource] : Diane L. Green, Albert R. Roberts. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2008. - xxi, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Springer series on social work. . - Springer series on social work (Unnumbered) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-243) and index.

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.


Available electronically via the Internet.

9780826125088 (hardcover) 0826125085 (hardcover)


Victims of violent crimes--Mental health.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Evidence-based psychiatry.

Crime Victims Crisis Intervention Violence

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