Crisis Counseling and Intervention

Catalog description

This class will examine counseling roles, responsibilities, and responses needed to effectively intervene with crises, behavioral emergencies, disasters, or other trauma-causing events. The course reviews current theories and knowledge with regard to suicide, violence, disasters, non-suicidal self-injury, partner violence, legal and ethical issues of crisis counseling, and other current crisis counseling topics. Application of theory and knowledge to the practice of crisis intervention and management are explored and practiced.