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• Course Text: James, R. K. & Gilliland, B.E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

• • Review Chapter 5, "Crisis Case Handling"

  • Review Chapter 17, "Disaster Response"

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Lauer, M., & Brownstein, R. (2008). Replacing the revolving door: A collaborative approach to treating individuals in crisis. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 46(6), 25–32.

In this article, the authors examine the positive effects of the implementation of CAPES, a Crisis Assessment and Psychiatric Emergency Services unit in Delaware hospitals. The CAPES unit approaches the treatment of those experiencing mental health crises from a collaborative standpoint.

Plichta, S. B., Vandecar-Burdin, T., Odor, R. K., Reams, S., & Zhang, Y. (2006). The emergency department and victims of sexual violence: An assessment of preparedness to help. Journal of Health & Human Services Administration, 29(3), 285–308.
This article analyzes the needs of sexual assault victims and examines how hospital emergency departments in the Commonwealth of Virginia typically do or do not adequately address these needs. The authors make a recommendation for the development of Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART), which work with emergency departments and allow for the provision of comprehensive, continuing care for victims.

• Article: American Counseling Association. (2005). ACA code of ethics. Retrieved fromhttp://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf 
  
  

• Article: American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx 
  
  

• Article: National Organization for Human Services. (1996). Council for standards in human service education. Retrieved from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43