HS266 — Crisis Intervention Strategies
HS 266 - Crisis Intervention Strategies HS 266 - Crisis Intervention Strategies 3 Credit(s) Course Description: Part of a sequence of courses teaching theory and practice in assessment, intervention, and case handling strategies for the ing professional. The current course focuses on crisis situations, including assessment of function and lethality, appraisal of the individual, intervention strategies, case management, referral resources, ethical and professional issues, and specific situational stressors which may lead to a crisis state. Emphasis is on defusing the crisis situation, enhancing mobility and self-determination and ensuring the safety of the client and community. Suicide and other dangers to self and others are of particular concern, as well as the personal and social implications of involuntary hospitalization, civil commitment, and follow-up treatment, including delayed stress reactions and other consequences of crisis events. Course Learning