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TRAINING OF TELEPHONE CRISIS INTERVENTION VOLUNTEERS

NCJ Number
29988
Author(s)
M C DIXON; J BURNS
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
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.