The concept of crisis is very old, and so is helping people with various problems. However, it is only in the last hundred years that a professional approach to crisis intervention has developed. This course begins with the presentation of the history of professional crisis intervention and the development of thinking about effective intervention.
After this unit a person should acquire:
- Knowledge: on history and approaches of psychological crisis intervention.
- Competence: thinking and reflection
- Skill: open-mindedness while thinking on crisis intervention