Lesson 1: Understanding Crisis
Attention
The Chinese word for "Crisis"
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
- Students will be able to define crisis as both a danger and opportunity.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of crisis intervention and the contributions of various theories.
- Students will be able to identify different types of crisis and define skills needed for successful intervention.
Teaching
- Defining Crisis
- Types of Crisis
- Developmental Crises
- Traumatic Event Crises
- Existential Crises
- Psychiatric Crises
- Crisis Reactions: A Continuum
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Multicultural Awareness and Crisis Intervention
- Cultural Diversity
- Cultural Competence
Class lecture regarding para-language, triggers, escalation and Crisis Plans and Crisis Cycle
Crisis Management - Tension Phase
Crisis Management - Escalation Phase
Crisis Management - Physically Acting Out
"We need to turn our response to crisis inside out."
Is the Obesity Problem Hiding a Bigger Problem?
The Post Crisis Consumer
In Search of the Man who Broke my Neck
Assessment
Lesson 1 Assignment
For this assignment, review the definitions of each type of Crisis listed in the book- identify vocabulary and key concepts. Watch the three examples of the topical crisis talks listed above. For each type of crisis listed, utilize the talks and identify the types of crisis within the situations described. Explain why you selected that talk, the specific parts of the talk that helped you identify the crisis type, and use supporting vocabulary to describe how the crisis fits the description of crisis type. Please highlight any cultural considerations you may need to have as a crisis responder.
YES! Many crises have multiple components~ this assignment should be 500 words per crisis type! You will need those words to explain your understanding….
Possible Class Discussion
After watching the three links re: the crisis cycle, post to Bb a 300 word response to the videos- reply to classmates with at least two 100 word responses….