Life Space Crisis Intervention : Talking with Children and Youth to Improve Relationships and Change Behaviors

by Long, Nicholas James; Wood, Mary M.; Fecser, Frank A.

• ISBN13: 9780890798706
• ISBN10: 0890798702
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Pro Ed

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I Preparing to Deal with Stress and Crisis	1	(76)
Crisis Is a Time for Learning	3	(20)
Understanding an Event	3	(1)
Motivation To Change	3	(1)
Trust in Adults	4	(1)
LSCI: A Process for Talking with Students in Crisis	4	(2)
What Happens During LSCI	6	(4)
Prerequisite Skills Needed by Students	10	(1)
Outcomes of Effective LSCIs	11	(1)
Attributes of Those Who Conduct Successful LSCIs	12	(2)
Example of LSCI: ``The Math Problem Crisis''	14	(6)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	20	(3)
Stress, Conflict, and Crisis	23	(16)
Ingredients of the Conflict Cycle	26	(9)
Summary of the Conflict Cycle	35	(1)
Example of the Conflict Cycle	36	(1)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	37	(2)
From Behavior to Feelings	39	(14)
Developmental Anxieties	40	(5)
Decoding Behavior	45	(6)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	51	(2)
Questions To Answer Before You Begin LSCI	53	(24)
``Who's in Charge Here?'' (Authority, Adult Roles, and Influence)	54	(6)
``Who's Going To Handle This Problem:?'' (The Existential Crisis)	60	(4)
``How Do I Know It's Going To Be All Right for Me?'' (Motivation To Be Responsible)	64	(6)
Summary of Authority, Responsibility, and Motivation	70	(3)
Example of Adult Roles and Student Values	73	(1)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	74	(3)
PART II Anatomy of Life Space Crisis Intervention	77	(70)
A Guide to LSCI Basics	79	(42)
Using LSCI with a Group	80	(1)
Essential Strategies	81	(1)
The Six LSCI Stages	82	(36)
What We Have Learned Using LSCI	118	(1)
What We Hope You Have Learned in This Review of Basics	118	(3)
The Helping Process and Potential Pitfalls	121	(26)
Attributes and Skills for Adults in the Helping Process	121	(2)
Emotional First Aid	123	(6)
Potential Pitfalls in Using LSCI	129	(12)
Practice with the Five Forms of Emotional First Aid	141	(2)
What We Have Learned for Avoiding Pitfalls	143	(1)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	144	(3)
PART III Applying LSCI to Particular Patterns of Self-Defeating Behaviors	147	(90)
The Reality Rub Reclaiming Intervention	149	(14)
The Adult's Task	151	(1)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	152	(2)
Example of LSCI Used To Organize Perceptions of Reality	154	(7)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	161	(2)
The Red Flag Reclaiming Intervention	163	(12)
The Adult's Task	164	(2)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	166	(2)
Example of LSCI Used To Identify the Source of the Stress	168	(6)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	174	(1)
The Symptom Estrangement Reclaiming Intervention	175	(12)
The Adult's Task	177	(1)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	177	(3)
Example of LSCI Used To Benignly Confront Unacceptable Behavior	180	(5)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	185	(2)
The Massaging Numb Values Reclaiming Intervention	187	(12)
The Adult's Task	188	(1)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	189	(2)
Example of LSCI Used To Build Values That Strengthen Self-Control	191	(6)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	197	(2)
The New Tools Reclaiming Intervention	199	(10)
The Adult's Task	200	(1)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	201	(1)
Example of LSCI Used To Teach New Social Behaviors	202	(5)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	207	(2)
The Manipulation of Body Boundaries Reclaiming Intervention	209	(12)
Pattern 1 --- The Dynamic of False Friendship	210	(1)
Pattern 2 --- The Dynamic of Being Set Up by a Peer	210	(1)
The Adult's Task	211	(1)
Examples of Students Who Can Benefit	212	(2)
Example of LSCI Used To Expose Peer Exploitation	214	(5)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	219	(2)
The Double Struggle Reclaiming Intervention	221	(12)
The Interviewer's Task	223	(1)
Examples of Staff Who Can Benefit	223	(2)
Example of LSCI Used To Benignly Confront Staff About Their Contribution to a Crisis	225	(5)
What We Hope You Have Learned from This Chapter	230	(1)
Summary	231	(2)
The Future of LSCI	233	(4)
Appendix A A History of LSCI and Its Field Validation	237	(10)
Appendix B Checklist for Rating Your LSCI Skills	247	(4)
References	251	(4)
Further Reading	255	(2)
Author Index	257	(2)
Subject Index	259