A crisis provides a trauma or catastrophe that can be used to either grow or degenerate. A crisis is often thought of as something that happens unexpectedly like a tornado or a hurricane and while a crisis can be unexpected, a crisis can range in its levels of severity from personal to national. The crisis can be a part of someone’s life cycle as well. During a crisis the counselor provides awareness to resources, coping skills, and predominantly calculate safely for those involved in the crisis. This paper will demonstrate and explore the crisis suicide, addiction, and homelessness, by way of assessments and interventions.
Suicide
Suicide is often one of the most difficult of traumas to overcome because there was a choice and the person …show more content…
This assessment relates to triage assessments, interventions in crisis, the treatment of trauma, and referrals for clients in their community. After the suicide, decisions will have to be made and individuals will need help in overcoming their emotions. The assessment will assess the current problem, connecting the client to possible support systems, and exploring alternatives in treatment to deal with the traumatic event. In the use of the ACT model, “These survivors generally require short-term interventions, including support, therapy, and pharmacotherapy to protect themselves from self-harm (e.g., inability to care from themselves, suicide risk, and/or self-injurious behavior) or harm to other persons (e.g., murder and attempted murder)” (Yeager & Roberts, 2015, P. 470). Some of these individuals may need emergency treatment when they have the inability to care for themselves or homicidal thoughts. For example, Dr. Priya Vedi’s family may need the most treatment because of the loss of their family member and the blame they feel towards her husband. Dr. Priya Vedi coworker and friends may not show any symptoms or risk of harm, may still need support groups and short term
Suicide
Suicide is often one of the most difficult of traumas to overcome because there was a choice and the person …show more content…
This assessment relates to triage assessments, interventions in crisis, the treatment of trauma, and referrals for clients in their community. After the suicide, decisions will have to be made and individuals will need help in overcoming their emotions. The assessment will assess the current problem, connecting the client to possible support systems, and exploring alternatives in treatment to deal with the traumatic event. In the use of the ACT model, “These survivors generally require short-term interventions, including support, therapy, and pharmacotherapy to protect themselves from self-harm (e.g., inability to care from themselves, suicide risk, and/or self-injurious behavior) or harm to other persons (e.g., murder and attempted murder)” (Yeager & Roberts, 2015, P. 470). Some of these individuals may need emergency treatment when they have the inability to care for themselves or homicidal thoughts. For example, Dr. Priya Vedi’s family may need the most treatment because of the loss of their family member and the blame they feel towards her husband. Dr. Priya Vedi coworker and friends may not show any symptoms or risk of harm, may still need support groups and short term