Application Assignment: Theory, Culture, and Ethics in Crisis Intervention

Instructions

To prepare for this application assignment:

· Review Chapter 1 in your text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, focusing on the various crisis theories.

· Review Chapter 2 in your course text, focusing on the impact of culture on critical incident counseling.

· Review Chapter 15 in your course text, focusing on the legal and ethical issues in crisis intervention.

· Review the article, “After the Storm: Recognition, Recovery, and Reconstruction.” Pay attention to the guidelines for improving multicultural competence.

· Review the article, “Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations.” Reflect on the importance of cultural competence in critical incident counseling.

· Select a critical incident that would require response counseling for survivors and think about a culture in which this critical incident might occur.

· Select one stage of human development of potential clients from the following: 6-year-old child, 14-year-old adolescent, 26-year-old young adult, 50-year-old older adult.

· Select one legal or ethical issue that may occur as you work with the individual(s).

The Assignment:

In a 3-5 page paper:

· Provide a brief description of a critical incident (natural disaster, manmade disaster, etc.).

· Provide a brief overview of a selected crisis theory you would apply to the critical incident.

· Briefly, describe your “client” in terms of their stages of development (see bullet point 7 above).

· Explain how you might apply the theory to the selected client age group affected by the critical incident.

· Discuss multicultural implications of working with this age group during the critical incident.

· Discuss one legal or ethical issue that may occur as you work with the individual(s) impacted by the critical incident.

Support your Application Assignment with at least 2 resources from the learning resources tab. Use specific references to all resources used in its preparation. This assignment should be completed using APA formatting.

Requirement: When you submit your assignment in Georgia View, use the naming convention “AppAssgn1+last name+first initial” as the Submission Title.