Instructor: Pat Bogash, MHS

Students will study the situations that result in crisis situations including PTSD, abuse, suicide, addictions, bereavement and school violence. Assessment and intervention will be learned and how to manage the client on both the short and long term basis. Several guest speakers will be introduced to inform students about the work they do with clients in crisis.

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Refund Schedule).

Due to the acceleration of this course, there will be now excused absences. Attendance is mandatory at all sessions.

Students will have until August 1st to hand in all the written assignments for this course.

Students in this course will:

1. Understand the process of crisis intervention
2. Learn how to assess and intervene with specific crisis situations.
3. Increased awareness about the expectations of being a crisis interventionists
4. Learn techniques that are most appropriate when dealing with a client in crisis.

Final Exam 50% of grade

Class participation/Role plays 25% of grade

Final Paper 25% of grade

A:100 – 90 points B: 89 – 80 points C: 79 – 70 points D: 69 – 60 points F: Below 60 points

Final Paper

This paper is to be 8-10 pages long. It is to be typed and double- spaced.

Use the text on pg.74, III. Crisis Intervention Role Play, as a guide. Write about your experiences in the class when taking part in role plays. Incorporate the questions from this section in your paper. Disregard the directions about tape recording.