Crisis intervention theory

The crisis intervention theory was developed by Linder Mann and Gerald Caplan, this theory nonetheless was developed by a team of sociologist, social workers, doctors and counselors, the incident that led to the development of this theory was the coconut clove fire where 493 men and women perished in a night club in the US.

The behavior and thought of men and women in crises alter, they are normally confused, agitated in that they are quickly angered, they feel helpless, they feel helpless and headaches. Even so the two scholars identified two sorts of crisis scenarios

Developmental crisis- in this kind of crises the situation is predictable example old age crisis.

Situational crisis- this type of crisis is unpredictable and unexpected example natural disasters, fatal illnesses and rape.

Strategies of crisis intervention according to this theory

-         Assessing the events that triggered the crisis.

-         Assessing the coping strength of the client under regular circumstances.

-         The human service worker ought to focus on the target region and give hope to a client.

-         The worker ought to have a plan of action with well planed distinct tasks.

-         The worker should constantly maintain the client in touch with reality and avoid asking question that may hinder the thinking of the client.

-         The worker should concentrate on obtaining the missing information and concentrate on the present scenario and not a lot on the past.

How this assists solve the client’s dilemma

-         This intervention technique helps to give hope and encouragement to the client to coupe with the crisis.

-         It also assists to develop the confidence of the person in crisis.

-         By concentrating on a certain job the client modifications the way of thinking, feelings and actions.

-         The model emphasizes that the termination of the services need to be performed until the client overcomes the crisis.

Contribution to crisis intervention

This theory has contributed to crisis intervention methods in that it emphasis that when dealing with a client it does not necessarily mean that the mechanisms that worked in the past can be used in the present situation.

The theory also states that it is not straightforward to point out individuals with crises because people interpret crisis differently but the theory states that people make comments such as they can not cope, they feel helpless and that they are failures, nevertheless this theory has contributed to crisis intervention in that it emphasis putting the needs of the customers initial.

Reference:

Albert R. Roberts (2005) Crisis Intervention Handbook: assessment, treatment and research, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

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