I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Crisis Assessment and Intervention

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HSER 2102

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to present basic concepts of crisis assessment, intervention, and referral. The application of strategies and techniques of intervention, assessment, and referral models is included. Topics include an overview of community resources and assessment models for making appropriate referrals with emphasis on individual skill development.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Human Services AAS

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Learn the ABC model of crisis of intervention.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Complete assessment process utilizing theories of crisis intervention.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Understand how diverse cultures are at increased risk to crisis.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Define crisis;
• Understand ethical and professional issues;
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of crisis intervention theory;
• Conceptualize trauma-informed care and understand its importance;
• Understand suicide risk and differentiate suicide from non-suicidal injury (NSSI) and self-mutilative behavior (SMB);
• Describe current models of crisis assessment and intervention;
• Demonstrate basic assessment, intervention, and referral techniques;
• Understand how culture is related to chronic and acute risk factors; and
• Develop and implement personal and professional safety plans.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Overview of Crisis Intervention
• Crisis Defined
• Crisis as Both Danger and Opportunity
• Precipitating Events
• Developmental Crises
• Situational Crises
• Emotional Distress
2. Ethical and Professional Issues
• What are ethics?
• Defining Law
• Controversies
• Ethical Issues
• Self-awareness and self-monitoring
• Dual Relationships
• Confidentiality
3. The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention
• Developing and Maintaining Rapport: Follow the client
• Identifying the Problem: Follow the model
• Coping
4. Intervening with Crises Related to Danger to Self, Others, or Being Gravely Disabled
• A Brief History of Suicide
• Introduction to Suicide
• Discussion of Risk Level and Intervention Strategies
• Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and Self-Mutilative Behavior (SMB)
• Managing a Client Who Is a Danger to Others
• Psychotic Breakdowns and Gravely Disabled Mentally Ill Persons
• The Mental Status Exam
5. Developmental and Cultural Crises
• A Brief Review of the Life Cycle Crises
• Family Systems Theory
• Structural Family Therapy
• Evolutional Crises
• Crisis Related to Culture
• Issues Related to Different Rates of Acculturation
• Emic Issues Related to African American Families
• Emic Issues Related to Asian American Families
6. Crises of Loss: Death, Relationship Breakups, and Economic Loss
• Death and Dying
• Divorce and Separation
• Job Loss
7. Community Disaster, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Natural Disasters
• Man-Made Disasters
• Interventions
• Secondary Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
8. Crises Related to Military Service
• Serving in the Military: An Historical View
• Introduction to the Population of OIF and OEF Veterans
• Invisible Wounds
• Issues Facing the Families of Veterans
9. Crises Related to Personal Trauma
• Sexual Assault and Rape
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Why Do People Stay?
• Child Abuse Issues
• Bullying
10. Crises Related to Sexuality
• Teen Pregnancy
• Issues Related to Abortions
• Issues Related to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
11. Substance Use Related Disorders and Crises
• An Historical Perspective of Substance Abuse and Misuse in the United States
• Drug Use Statistics in the Twenty-First Century for the United States
• What Is Substance Abuse
• What Might Trigger a Substance Abuse Crisis?
• Alcohol: The Most Common Drug of Abuse
• Other Substance Abuse Issues
12. Crises Related to Aging, Serious Physical Illness, and Disabilities
• Palliative Care
• Serious Illnesses
• Issues Related to Disabilities
• A Brief History of Disabilities