Medical Crisis Counseling: Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term

ISBN: 0393701956

Author: Pollin, Irene

Condition: new

A manual for mental health professionals working with chronically ill patients, who confront serious psychosocial challenges that their physicians may be unable to help them cope with. Medical crisis counseling takes one to 10 sessions to focus on three areas: the disease, the patient's emotional response, and the family's response. Covers both the counseling approach and the administrative aspects of starting and running a medical crisis counseling program. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.