Course Objectives
Introduction to Crisis Intervention
- Explain the process of crisis and its influence on mental health.
- Describe the evolution of crisis intervention services.
- Analyze the different crisis intervention theories and models.
- Examine the implications of multicultural awareness in crisis interventions.
Crisis Assessment and Intervention
- Analyze models associated with crisis intervention.
- Apply the tasks in the hybrid model of crisis intervention.
- Demonstrate the use of the ABCs of assessing in crisis intervention.
- Describe the characteristics of a good listener in relation to crisis situations.
Crisis in the Community
- Analyze the implications of myths regarding suicidal clients.
- Explain assessment strategies for suicide risk.
- Describe the stages of crisis intervention in an inpatient mental health setting.
- Examine the implications of school-based interventions.
Personal Crisis
- Determine appropriate intervention strategies for individuals dealing with crises.
- Apply strategies to promote change.
- Examine crisis counseling intervention components.
- Describe the consequences of ignoring personal crisis.
Compassion Fatigue and Disaster Response
- Differentiate between burnout and compassion fatigue.
- Examine alternate approaches to the delivery of mental health services.
- Identify the global initiatives for improving international crisis intervention services.
Week 1: Timeline Worksheet
Relatively simple worksheet to fill out for week 1.
Week 2: Assessing the Crisis
Simple worksheet in assessing scenario crises.
Week 3: Suicide Prevention Brochure
Create a brochure for a new employee working at a suicide prevention hotline. The brochure must include the following:
- A description of common suicide myths and their implications
- Assessment strategies for determining the risk of suicide in a caller and recommended next steps
- The stages of crisis intervention in an inpatient mental health setting
Week 4: Interventions Case Study
Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper addressing the following:
- Describe the case you chose.
- Examine the crisis components related to the case.
- Examine what intervention strategies should be provided.
- Recommend a strategy that could be implemented to promote change.
Week 5: Caretaker Interview
Write a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper discussing the interview. Include the following:
- Provide a summary of the interview.
- Explain how burnout is different from compassion fatigue.
- Identify the signs that are key indicators of burnout.
- Explain the levels or stages of burnout that the interviewee experienced.
FINAL GRADE: A
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