Basic Strategies of Crisis Intervention
Creating Awareness - correct answer ✔bring to conscious awareness
warded off, denied, shunted, and repressed feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
that freeze clients' ability to act in response to the crisis
Allowing Catharsis - correct answer ✔letting clients talk, cry, swear, berate,
rant, rave, mourn, or do anything else that allows them to ventilate feelings
and thoughts may be one of the most therapeutic strategies. most often used
with people who can't get in touch with their feelings and thoughts as opposed
to those whose feelings are already volcanic
providing support - correct answer ✔attempts to validate that the clients'
responses are as reasonable as can be expected given the situation. never
support injurious or lethal feelings, thoughts, or actions toward oneself others
increasing expansion - correct answer ✔helps clients step back, reframe the
problem, and gain new perspectives
emphasizing focus - correct answer ✔narrow the freewheeling, out-of-control
flights of ideation about the crisis that have little basis in reality
providing guidance - correct answer ✔provides information, referral, and
direction in regard to clients' obtaining assistance from specific external
resources and support systems
promoting mobilization - correct answer ✔attempts to activate and marshal
clients' internal resources and to find and use external support systems to
help generate coping skills and problem-solving abilities
Creating Awareness - correct answer ✔bring to conscious awareness
warded off, denied, shunted, and repressed feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
that freeze clients' ability to act in response to the crisis
Allowing Catharsis - correct answer ✔letting clients talk, cry, swear, berate,
rant, rave, mourn, or do anything else that allows them to ventilate feelings
and thoughts may be one of the most therapeutic strategies. most often used
with people who can't get in touch with their feelings and thoughts as opposed
to those whose feelings are already volcanic
providing support - correct answer ✔attempts to validate that the clients'
responses are as reasonable as can be expected given the situation. never
support injurious or lethal feelings, thoughts, or actions toward oneself others
increasing expansion - correct answer ✔helps clients step back, reframe the
problem, and gain new perspectives
emphasizing focus - correct answer ✔narrow the freewheeling, out-of-control
flights of ideation about the crisis that have little basis in reality
providing guidance - correct answer ✔provides information, referral, and
direction in regard to clients' obtaining assistance from specific external
resources and support systems
promoting mobilization - correct answer ✔attempts to activate and marshal
clients' internal resources and to find and use external support systems to
help generate coping skills and problem-solving abilities
