Course Description:
Crisis Intervention is NOT Psychotherapy; rather, it is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention which requires specialized training. This program is the second in a two course series entitled Assisting Individuals in Crisis Intervention. The program is designed to teach crisis interventions it applies to assisting individuals in crisis, one person at a time. It does not teach group crisis intervention; although some of the skill sets contained herein are certainly applicable to group intervention. This program will teach advanced scenario-based crisis intervention techniques based upon an understanding of the basic crisis intervention concepts, principles, and tactics taught in the first assisting individuals in crisis program.
Course Highlights:
- Natures & definitions of a psychological crisis and psychological crisis intervention
- Nature and definition of critical incident stress management and its role as a continuum of care
- Empathic communication techniques
- Practice of psychological triage
- SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in s suicide scenario
- SAFER-Revised model of individual psychological crisis intervention in a “follow-up” or Referral scenario
- Risks of iatrogenic “harm” associated with psychological crisis intervention and will further Discuss how to reduce those risks
- Principles of self-care
*Prerequisite: Assisting Individuals in Crisis (also known as Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support)