Reflection
This course provides students with information about current issues as the relate to crisis intervention. Students will apply crisis intervention theory and
models of intervention to various crisis situations such as natural disasters,
terrorist attacks, suicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, substance abuse,
grief and loss, and violent behavior in institutions.
Students will become familiar with assessment and treatment interventions for
individuals, families, and groups of varying ages, multicultural
backgrounds, and other special needs.
Objective
- Recognize the components of a crisis.
- Understand how to assess for client crisis and traumatic experience.
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic theoretical approaches and models of
crisis intervention.
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt intervention models and strategies to
reflect an understanding of persons from religion/spirituality, physical or
mental ability, developmental level, age, and national origin.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of treatment interventions with specific areas of
crisis, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, suicide, sexual assault,
domestic violence, substance abuse, grief and loss, and violent behavior in
institutions.
- Critically examine professional use of self and personal limits involved in
crisis intervention, including the identification of ways to prevent burnout.
- Create a referral base for use in dealing with client crises.
- Critically analyze current research related to crisis intervention