Crisis Intervention Essay

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Abstract

The key purpose of crisis counseling is to help an individual to refurbish some sense of control over mind

and body and mastery after a crisis situations or disaster which takes place in day to day life. A crisis may

be in the stage of development whether it is concerned with any kind of relationship like marriage, Divorce,

childbirth, puberty, aging, or any transition between the stages of life, or situational, financial problems,

substance abuse, mental and emotional disorders, physical illness and severe depression. It is not unusual

that in a crisis or in debacle an individual’s normal coping capacities are taxed. Sometimes Individuals can

become overwhelmed emotionally and may have difficulty with problem solving …show more content…

While

there are a number of different treatment models, there are a number of common elements consistent among

the various theories of crisis counseling

Crisis Intervention

Basically crisis intervention stabilizes the professional and personal situation and restore to their pre-crisis

level of functioning. It involves the new way of perceiving, coping, and problem-solving approach by crisis

counselors and intervention is time limited and fast paced. Crisis Intervention refers to the methods which

help to individuals who have experienced an event that produces mental, physical, emotional and

behavioural distress. Crises happens to everyone, and intervention can take many forms, from family

helping and support strategies to professional counseling strategies aimed at helping the individual cope

with crisis in ways that reduce the negative psychological, physiological and behavioural effects of trauma

on that person and his or her environment. The purpose of crisis counseling is to deal with the individuals’

current status by dealing with a crisis. Chronic exposure to stress or trauma can lead to mental …show more content…

Review of literature

Traumatic crises or critical incidents may occur in the face of actual or threatened death, serious injury,

or some other threat to the victim’s physical integrity. Individuals may also be victimized by

witnessing theseevents occurring to others (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Over the years,

crisis counseling and intervention has proven an effective, front-line intervention for victims of all types of

critical incidents, especially the extreme stressors that may result in psychological trauma (Everly, et al. 2000;

Everly & Mitchell, 1999). Crisis intervention is defined as the provision of emergency psychological care to

victims as to assist those victim’s in returning to an adaptive level of functioning and to prevent or mitigate the

potential negative impact of psychological trauma. Mitchell, et al.(1999) have used the core CISM (Critical

Incident Stress Management) components in developing a comprehensive approach for the victims of natural

and man-made disasters as well as for the EMH staff that render services in these times of community crisis.

These multiple components not only provide support to victims and emergency services personnel, but

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