Crisis Interventionist: The Role And Concepts Of Crisis Management

The concept of crisis is a wide variety of meanings. It is used in various fields, such as medicine, economics, management, public administration, communications, history, psychology, political science, and international relations. In social relations, crises are chaotic situations that might be experienced by people. The word ‘crisis’ means disorder, in other words, crisis is a situation which is not normal or stable. This term means an urgent situation that suddenly happens and breaks the routine processes of any system.

Definition of Crisis crises are chaotic situations that might be experienced by people, states and governments. A crisis is a situation under acute stress, where the available resources face serious instability and

The crisis interventionist helps the client to get through the intense feelings and the current crisis stage. They helps the clients to cope up with the most difficult emotional situations. The principal role of the crisis worker is to make one of the most difficult, confusing, and frightening phase of an individual's life into as smooth as possible.
"Crisis interventionist should be active and directive while displaying a non judgmental, accepting, hopeful and positive attitude. They need to help clients to identify protective factors, inner strength, psychological hardiness and resiliency factors that can be utilized for ego bolstering." (Kenneth Yeager, Albert Roberts 2015)

Assessing the severity of the crisis. Assessment allows the crisis worker to diagnose the severity of the crisis, the client's behavioral ,cognitive and emotional status, coping mechanisms and client's level of lethality. Providing Referral services to community

Critical decisions need to be made on behalf of the client. At the start it is important to establish and maintain rapport while assessing the triggering situations. "Crisis intervention involves identifying the triggering factors, failed coping skills and then helping the client to cope up with the events. When confronted by a person in crisis, clinicians need to address that person’s distress, impairment, and instability by operating in a logical and orderly process (Greenstone & Leviton, 2002)".
A Hybrid Model Of Crisis Intervention
"The model of crisis intervention emphasis immediacy mode of actively, assertively, intentionally, and continuously assessing ,listening, and acting to symptomatically help the client regain as much equilibrium, mobility, and autonomy." (Richard k James & Burl E Gilliland). The model of intervention suggests steps for how the crisis worker can intentionally meet the client, establish rapport, assess the level of risk, evaluate the available resources, and move strategically to stabilize the crisis and improve functioning
Task 1
Predispositioning/Engaging/Initiating