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Project team organization and its application to crisis intervention

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A team approach to the treatment of clients in a state of crisis is described. The team consists of mental health specialists selected on the basis of expertise in performing tasks required by a particular client. The team leader is designated based on skill in establishing effective client rapport. The leader manages the team activities, expanding or contracting the team membership according to the needs of the client. The leader represents the team in its interface with the sponsoring service and is accountable to the service for completion of task assignments. The team model is applicable to various health care systems and provides a mechanism for the training of mental health professionals.

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  1. New Britain General Hospital, 06050, New Britain, Connecticut

    David M. Dressler M.D. (Chief of Psychiatry, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. The Yale University School of Medicine, USA

    David M. Dressler M.D. (Chief of Psychiatry, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry) &  Kermit B. Nash M.S.W., Ph.D. (Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Social Work)

  3. Training and Intramural Services, Hill-West Division, Connecticut Mental Health Center, USA

    Kermit B. Nash M.S.W., Ph.D. (Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Social Work)

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  1. David M. Dressler M.D.
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At the time this paper was written, Dr. Dresler was Chief, Assessment and Acute Treatment Service, Connecticut Mental Health Center. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Detroit, April 5–8, 1972.

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Dressler, D.M., Nash, K.B. Project team organization and its application to crisis intervention. Community Ment Health J 10, 156–162 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410894

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