Introduction to the Learning Unit

For psychologists, psychotherapists and psychoanalysts is crucial to understand the concept of a crisis and what approaches they could use in a different situations. The crisis is divided into 3 stages:

1.Pre-crisis: The aim of pre-crisis assessment is to to   prevent crisis f  rom happening or to be prepared for a crisis.

2. Crisis stage:  During crisis it's important to manage rapid intervention, to solve problems and prevent further damages. In this stage decision possess two characteristics: timeliness and quality. After understanding the current disaster situation, in the role of decision manager you have to react immediately to reduce the damage.

3. Post-Crisis stage: This is a clean-up phase which follows the initial impact of the crisis. During this phase a broader assessment is taken. The length of this phase is indeterminate and is depending on the nature of the crisis. This period serves for recovery and self-assessment. Negative effects might occur.

In this chapter you will develop knowledge, competences and skills that will enable you to work with people in different crisis situations.