The Dangerous Opportunity: Community Based, Crisis Intervention Introduction:.............................................p. 1 A Definition of Crisis Intervention:......................p. 1 Historical Perspectives...................................p. 4 Classifications of Emotional Crisis.......................p. 5 Characteristics of the Crisis Therapist...................p. 6 Characteristics of Crisis Intervention:...................p. 7 Crisis Programs within the Mental Health service system...p. 9 Individual Crisis Intervention............................p. 11 Group Crisis Intervention Studies.........................p. 14 Neuman