Michael Frenzell

In The Crisis Gambit Mr. DiCiacca may have written one of the most comprehensive and definitive books on Crisis intervention, Mass Shootings and Murder Suicides to date. Jam packed with information that not only includes extensive references, but writes from 35 plus years of working in crisis intervention in an agency that has "seen it all". This, with real people in real situations that include not only the clients, but first responders as well. He takes the reader on a personal and exciting journey through what most would consider the darker side of human existence. After reading the book one cannot help but come away with a much broader and in-debth knowledge and appreciation of the rewards and challenges of working in this field. Like in chess, the counselor, to be effective, must stay one step ahead of the client anticipating their next move. And after all, how many areas of life, are as complicated and challenging as human behavior and the game of chess?