Homework: Crisis Counseling
Sometimes, clients come into the counseling session with an immediate crisis. They need an immediate solution to a problem. Counseling in these situations needs to be focused and goal oriented.
Jamila has been working with her counselor on learning to better manage her 9-year-old son. Last night, her son was hit by a car and is in the hospital. This has created a number of problems:
i. She has to arrange childcare for her daughter so she can stay with her son in the hospital.
ii. He will need some special care when he gets home because he will be in a wheelchair.
iii. She is fearful that she will lose her job as a teacher's aide in the local public school.
Write a 750 to 1,000 words paper addressing the following:
i. How would you prioritize Jamila's concerns in the counseling session? What would you address first?
ii. What steps would you take in this session to make sure that Jamila has the resources she needs right now?
iii. How would you help Jamila develop a plan to manage the current crisis?
iv. How could an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team help in this situation? Give an example of at least one interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team member that would need to be added to her team and why.
v. Describe how consultation would be used when working with Jamila.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.