The fast-paced, unpredictable, and high-risk nature of crisis intervention creates critical ethical dilemmas that can result in personal harm and professional liability if not handled appropriately. Applying a traditional model of ethical decision-making is often impractical when time is limite and decisions must be made quickly. This counseling tool kit offers a new operational approach for integrating ethical decision-making in crisis intervention. Following detailed discussions of crisis intervention within the framework of realtional-cultural theory, a triage assessment system, and an original ethical decision-making protocol, nine diverse case studies in hospital, telebehavioral health, school, clinical, and public settings are presented. Students and practitioners will build a repertoire of ethical decision-making skills to de-escalae crisis incidents and provide an appropriate level of support to individuals experiencing crisis.

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Rick A. Myer, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services of the University of Texas at El Paso.Julia L. Whisenhunt, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of West Georgia and director of the EdD in Professional Counseling and Supervision program.Richard K. James, PhD, is an active counselor, writer, and consultant and recently retired as a full professor at the University of Memphis.