Crisis intervention

Defining crisis

A crisis is an individual’s __________ __________ to a threatening or hazardous situation.   There are two types.   A___________ crisis is an individual’s response to a situation that is reasonably predictable in the life cycle.   __________ crises do not occur with any regularity.   Crisis intervention is the skills and strategies helpers use to provide __________ help

How a crisis develops

The first phase is an individual’s reaction to a traumatic event with increased __________. In the second phase, the individual’s __________ __________ ability fails

During phase three, the crisis may be prevented by __________ goals.  A state of crisis results when the problem remains unresolved and the tension and __________ rise to an unbearable degree

The helper’s role in crisis intervention

Certain skills and strategies are necessary for crisis intervention.  Two strategies important to crisis intervention are __________ and activation of a __________ __________.  Establishing a relationship quickly is necessary since crisis intervention is __________ __________.

Caplan suggests there are several different outcomes to a crisis:

A __________ to the pre-crisis state. Return to pre-crisis state with new __________.

Behaviors such as drinking, drug abuse, and __________ __________.

Steps in crisis intervention

Assess the nature of the __________ event and the problem.  Plan the __________ to restore the person to a pre-crisis state.  __________ the intervention.  Resolution of the crisis includes a plan for the __________ and new ways of coping

The team approach

A __________ trend in crisis intervention.  Team members include other __________.