Crises happens to everyone, and intervention can take many forms, from family helping and support strategies to professional counselling strategies aimed at helping the individual cope with crisis in ways that reduce the negative psychological, physiological and behavioural effects of trauma on that person and his or her environment.
The purpose of crisis counselling is to deal with the person’s current status by dealing with a crisis. Chronic exposure to stress or trauma can lead to mental illness. Therefore, it is important that counsellors have the skills and knowledge to help clients cope with their current stressors and trauma. Crisis counselling is not intended to provide psychotherapy or similar, but offers a short-term intervention to helps clients receive assistance, resources, stabilisation and support.
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 9 in-depth lessons:
- Understanding methods of crisis intervention
What constitutes a crisis and methods of crisis intervention? - Ethical, professional and legal issues
Current ethical, professional and legal implications of crisis intervention. - Dangers of crises and effective intervention
Dangers posed by crisis to the individual, the counsellor, and those around them. Determining effective modes of intervention. - Developmental Crises
Recognising and comprehending crises from a developmental perspective. - Post-traumatic stress disorder
Symptoms, treatment options and possible outcomes of post-traumatic stress disorder. - Violence and sexual assault
Effects of violence and sexual assault on the individual, and possible modes of intervention. - Crisis and drug addiction
Determining the relationship between crises and drug dependence. - Family crises
Major issues raises in family crises and appropriate methods of intervention. - Crises and cultural issues
Cultural influences on crisis situations.
Course Aims
- Role play a critical incident debriefing session
- Familiarise yourself with the Australian Counselling Association Code of Conduct
- Interview a counsellor from a community mental health service in your area
- View films, read or listen to stories (where possible) about personal or family crises
- Discuss post-traumatic stress disorder with a community mental health worker
- Explore physical, emotional, cognitive and social responses to sexual assault or violence
- Examine the relationship between trauma and drugs
- Interview or observe people from other cultures to identify cultural and sub-cultural responses to crises
- Explore how sub-cultural groups may require different counselling approaches
- Consider various methods of crisis intervention.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
