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CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name two factors that can be used in identifying crisis.
-Explain first stage of interviewing in crisis intervention.
-Describe middle stage of interviewing in crisis intervention.
-Discuss final stage of interviewing in crisis intervention.
-List three steps for telephone crisis intervention.
-Name three phases of crisis group intervention.
-Identify three factors that affect client perception of crisis intervention.
-Name four sociocultural factors that affect therapeutic intervention during a crisis.
-Identify four concepts of status change that impact on crisis intervention
-Explain four phases of crisis counseling for rape victims.
-Discuss four concepts regarding crisis intervention in the case of a preterm birth.
-List three effects of divorce in crisis intervention.
-Explain maturational crisis.
-Name three steps of burnout intervention.
-Name five crucial factors in resolving a crisis with a client with chronic psychiatric concerns.
-Name how did Jim’s therapist adhere to the crisis model when addressing his crisis state.
-Name two important considerations when assessing the lethality of a client’s previous suicide attempt.
-Explain when during the crisis interview are the important factors in the client’s current crisis state likely to emerge.
-Explain what was Shirley’s therapist able to identify as her four primary coping mechanisms, Using the Deductive Model.
-Name five techniques used by Shirely’s therapist did Getz highlight as keys to the successful use of the deductive model in crisis interviewing.
-Name three suggested techniques for addressing panic during crisis intervention.
-Name six influences a client’s cultural background may have on crisis intervention and recovery.
-Name the three elements of the BCRI Model for providing effective community-based crisis intervention for poor, urban African Americans.
-Name three fundamental characteristics of a client’s crisis state.
-Name the four steps in the Professionals in Crisis program.
-Explain the optimal time after a traumatic event to begin crisis intervention and counseling for children.
-Explain the requirement in assisting the individual in attaining the subjective goal of personal safety.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."