Hilda Loughran is Lecturer in Social Work at University College Dublin, Ireland, and has taught crisis intervention for over 15 years. Her areas of interest include social work education, counselling and research, and drugs and alcohol misuse, including the use of crisis intervention. She has published widely in these areas, and has been engaged in policy and practice research for many years.

• 1. Introduction to Crisis Theories and Therapies. 2. A Psychoanalytic Approach. Valerie Richardson, University College Dublin, Ireland. 3. A Developmental Approach. Hilda Loughran and Valerie Richardson. 4. A Behavioural Approach. 5. A Cognitive Approach. 6. A Systems Approach. 7. A Radical Approach. 8. A Social Construction Approach. 9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 10. An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Practice in Crisis Work. References. Index.

The book succeeds in explaining theoretical concepts relating to crisis therapies in a clear way, and enables critical reflection.

Hilda Loughran is Lecturer in Social Work at University College Dublin, Ireland, and has taught crisis intervention for over 15 years. Her areas of interest include social work education, counselling and research, and drugs and alcohol misuse, including the use of crisis intervention. She has published widely in these areas, and has been engaged in policy and practice research for many years.

• 1. Introduction to Crisis Theories and Therapies. 2. A Psychoanalytic Approach. Valerie Richardson, University College Dublin, Ireland. 3. A Developmental Approach. Hilda Loughran and Valerie Richardson. 4. A Behavioural Approach. 5. A Cognitive Approach. 6. A Systems Approach. 7. A Radical Approach. 8. A Social Construction Approach. 9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 10. An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Practice in Crisis Work. References. Index.

The book succeeds in explaining theoretical concepts relating to crisis therapies in a clear way, and enables critical reflection.

Hilda Loughran is Lecturer in Social Work at University College Dublin, Ireland, and has taught crisis intervention for over 15 years. Her areas of interest include social work education, counselling and research, and drugs and alcohol misuse, including the use of crisis intervention. She has published widely in these areas, and has been engaged in policy and practice research for many years.

• 1. Introduction to Crisis Theories and Therapies. 2. A Psychoanalytic Approach. Valerie Richardson, University College Dublin, Ireland. 3. A Developmental Approach. Hilda Loughran and Valerie Richardson. 4. A Behavioural Approach. 5. A Cognitive Approach. 6. A Systems Approach. 7. A Radical Approach. 8. A Social Construction Approach. 9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 10. An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Practice in Crisis Work. References. Index.

The book succeeds in explaining theoretical concepts relating to crisis therapies in a clear way, and enables critical reflection.