risis is indeed a word used daily in my job setting. A crisis can be defined in many ways. According to Kanel (2014), a crisis is a state of disequilibrium that occurs after a stressor (precipitating event). The person is then unable to function in one or more areas of his or her life because customary coping mechanisms have failed. An example of a crisis that I recently dealt with was with one of the students I currently work with. He lost his mother on October 31st a few years ago. At the beginning of October he typically begins to become very emotional. He has a hard time concentrating, he has had a change in activity, appetite and he just is not himself.
As the month goes on and it gets closer to the date of his mother’s death he begins …show more content…
I sat and talk to him for as long as he wanted to talk. Through this talk I explained to him that I had lost my father at a young age and I still have a hard time dealing with that. I mentioned to him some of ways I cope with the loss of my father. This student loves to write and listen to music so I suggested to him that he write a nice poem or song in remembrance of his mother. That put a small smile on his face and he immediately began to write. He wrote a beautiful poem about his mother and that alone helped him through this day. I mentioned to him that things would not be easy but finding positive ways to deal with this would help him. After our talk our classroom social worker stepped in to do a session. I left the room and felt better about the …show more content…
A crisis can lead to many different psychological disorders and other issues. Every crisis in life can be viewed as both an opportunity and a danger to a person going through it depending on the situation. As stated in the text “Growth is preceded by a state of imbalance or crisis that serves as the basis for future development. Without crisis, development is not possible. As a person strives to achieve stability during a crisis, the coping process itself can help him or her reach a qualitatively different level of stability. This state of stability may be either a higher or lower functioning level than the person had before the crisis occurred” (Kanel,
As the month goes on and it gets closer to the date of his mother’s death he begins …show more content…
I sat and talk to him for as long as he wanted to talk. Through this talk I explained to him that I had lost my father at a young age and I still have a hard time dealing with that. I mentioned to him some of ways I cope with the loss of my father. This student loves to write and listen to music so I suggested to him that he write a nice poem or song in remembrance of his mother. That put a small smile on his face and he immediately began to write. He wrote a beautiful poem about his mother and that alone helped him through this day. I mentioned to him that things would not be easy but finding positive ways to deal with this would help him. After our talk our classroom social worker stepped in to do a session. I left the room and felt better about the …show more content…
A crisis can lead to many different psychological disorders and other issues. Every crisis in life can be viewed as both an opportunity and a danger to a person going through it depending on the situation. As stated in the text “Growth is preceded by a state of imbalance or crisis that serves as the basis for future development. Without crisis, development is not possible. As a person strives to achieve stability during a crisis, the coping process itself can help him or her reach a qualitatively different level of stability. This state of stability may be either a higher or lower functioning level than the person had before the crisis occurred” (Kanel,