29th Annual Convening of Crisis Intervention Personnel

3rd Annual Collaborative Crisis Centers Conference

May 6, 7, 8, 2005

Chicago, Illinois


Summaries of Selected Presentations

Table of Contents



(Not all summaries of presentations are posted. Only those summaries which provided sufficient information for the reader who did not attend the conference or that particular session were selected.)

Burnout Prevention for Crisis Intervention Workers:  A Critical Review of the Literature and Reflections from the Frontline

Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence: A Court-Based Approach to Meet their Needs

Crisis Intervention with Homeless and Sex-working Youth

Designing a Professional Development program for your Agency that Meets the Needs of the Staff

Evaluations and Outcomes Reporting

Extreme Makeover: Training Edition

Fee For Service- Charging for 1-800-SUICIDE Calls

Goof Grief! How to Help Your Clients of all Ages Achieve Personal Growth through Grief Counseling Groups

Group Program for Moms and Children Recovering from Domestic Violence

Hospital Emergency Department Suicidal Ideation Patient Flow and Disposition Process

I would rather die than ask for help: Suicide and the College Male

Let's Not Relive The Past

Making and Taking The Tough Calls

Management of Repeat Hotline Callers with Borderline Personality Disorder

Mobile Crisis Outreach Reduces the. Likelihood of Hospitalizations

Self-Mutilative Behavior: Attempting to Understand a Complex Phenomenon

The Hotline Partnership Project

The Search for a Mental Health Productivity Standard: Implications for Clinical Training

THE NOBLE VICTIM: Stress Management for Crisis Intervention Personnel (noble.htm)

Volunteers truly are the HEART of a 24-hour hotline!)

Working with 211 and 911

Youth In Transition: Mental Health Crisis Intervention with Homeless or Precariously Housed Youth.

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