Homework: Supporting People in Crisis
Imagine you are a Human Services Professional that has been hired to train a group of people who have volunteered to answer telephone calls on a crisis hotline serving your community. The volunteers are eager to help but have no prior training nor experience handling crisis situations.
You need to research the topic and prepare a visually appealing PowerPoint slideshow to accompany your training session. Your PowerPoint slideshow will need to:
i. Have a title slide that includes the name of your community.
ii. Contain 6-12 content slides.
iii. Address the following:
iv. General best practices for working effectively with people experiencing a crisis
v. Research-based intervention strategies to help clients cope with crisis
vi. Choose a specific type of crisis and compile a list of local resources that the volunteers would find useful when supporting a client experiencing that type of crisis.
vii. Clearly communicate important concepts and be written using proper spelling/grammar.
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.