HUS 204 - Crisis Intervention

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
An in depth course that focuses on the process of dealing with people in a crisis situation within the Human Services Profession. Specific skills and strategies for handling a myriad of different crisis situations will be explored; such as engaging, initiating contact, problem exploration, defining the crisis, providing support, ensuring client safety, examining alternatives, planning to re-establish control, and follow-up. Other topics include Legal and Medical advocacy for providing emotional support and information during the medical and legal procedures. Prerequisite: HUS 103 , HUS 104 , HUS 105 , and HUS 201 with a minimum grade of B, or consent of department.