Crisis Intervention

Question 1

What is the progression of a crisis?

Answer 1

Event creates subjective distress
Distress leads to functional impairment
Coping skills are ineffective
Increased distress over failure to resolve
Crisis can be at the level of the individual or at a larger system level

Question 2

What are the different types of crisis? What are the factors that contribute to some responding with trauma?

Answer 2

Developmental
Situational
Existential
Ecosystemic

Biology, client characteristics, coping, adaptation, resilience

Question 3

What are the components of level (1) crisis assessment tasks? (Hint: what don’t you know?)
What are the components of level (2) crisis assessment tasks? (Hint: what now?)

Answer 3

1.
(A) Address safety, stabilization and risk, client safety given the nature of the crisis, risk assessment suicide and violence
(B) Follow a holistic bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach
(C) Clarify the problem(s)
(D) Explore coping skills, resources and supports

2. (A) Normalize and educate
   (B) Explore options
   (C) Develop a plan and obtain a commitment
   (D) Prepare documentation, follow up and provide referrals

Question 4

Stats time!
About 6 in 10 (59.7%) of individuals living in Canada reported experiencing some type of BLANK before they were 15 years old.

Statistics Canada’s Survey on Mental Health and Stressful Events conducted in late 2021, 8% met the criteria for probable BLANK based on symptoms they experienced in the past month.
Rank the most commonly reported worst events people experienced? (Hint: 4)

Answer 4

Child maltreatment
PTSD
Sexual assault (14%), life-threatening illness or injury (10%), life-threatening illness or injury (10%), situation involving sudden accidental death (6%) and physical assault (6%)

Question 5

What are the key principles of trauma-informed practice?
True or false, clients who are trauma survivors have significantly more co-occurring mental health difficulties (ex: sex dysfunction, dissociation, anger, suicidality)

Answer 5

1. Trauma awareness
2. Emphasis on safety and trustworthiness
3. Opportunity for choice, collaboration and connection
4. Strengths-based and skill building

True

Question 6

What is the difference between trauma-informed and trauma-specific services?

Answer 6

Trauma-specific are is offered in a trauma-informed environment and is focused on treating trauma through therapeutic interventions based on detailed assessments.