PSY219 Crisis Intervention
This course introduces students to the field of crisis intervention. Various approaches to defining and conceptualizing crisis intervention and its strategies will be explored. Theory, research, and practice will be studied in a diverse sociocultural context with an exploration of how these factors influence the self-understanding of the counselor and their response, and client's perspective in crisis. Contemporary issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, addiction, loss, and violence will be explored.