Crisis 1
Last stage of Crisis Intervention
What is: 'plan f/u'. F/u involves different forms: phone or in-person @ specific intervals (post crisis eval. may look at current functioning & assess progress)
Clients more likely to be traumatized by a new situation
What is: having been traumatized before (especially if the previous trauma happened in childhood)
Stages are Essential, Sequential, & sometimes overlapping
What is: stages of crisis intervention
"crisis" definition
What is: an acute disruption of psychological homeostasis where usual coping mechanisms fail & there's evidence of distress and functional impairment
Events that are precursors to emotional or psychological trauma
what is: happened unexpectedly, happens repeatedly, no preparation for it, someone was intentionally cruel, when there's a feeling of having been powerless to prevent it, happened in childhood
planning and conducting biopsychosocial-spiritual cultural assessment (covering envir. supports & stressors, medical needs & med.s, use of drugs & alcohol, & internal and external coping mechanisms and resoures)
What is the 1st stage of crisis intervention
Determining from client what was their "last straw"
What is: (Stage 3) Identifying major problems, including crisis precipitants
(useful to prioritize based on what client wants to do 1st)
One time events OR ongoing, relentless stress
What is: Emotional & Psychological trauma
Brainstorming/ coming up with a plan
What is: Step 5/ Generate and Explore alternatives & new coping strategies
(finding out what has been helpful in the past critical in brainstorming)
Done quickly usually as part of an assessment
What is: make psychological contact & rapidly establish the collaborative relationship (Stage 2)
What makes clients more likely to be traumatized by a stressful situation?
What is: under heavy stress load, or recently suffering series of losses
Where active listening skills, paraphrasing, & probing questions are essential
What is: Stage 4/ Encourage explanation of feelings & emotions
(validating a client's feelings & emotions, & letting them vent. (should also challenge maladaptive beliefs.))
Client begins to make meaning of the crisis event
What is: Stage 6/ Restore functioning through implementation of action plan
This stage represents shift from crisis to resolution. Client & S.W. begin to take agreed upon steps.
setting the stage for 'further trauma'
What is: when childhood trauma is not resolved
clients achieve this through the stages of crisis intervention
What is: crisis stabilization, resolution, & mastery