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Crisis Intervention Approach: Thelma Lee-Mendoza
Crisis Intervention Approach: Thelma Lee-Mendoza
APPROACH
Thelma Lee-Mendoza
Crisis and Crisis Intervention
Crisis Theory is known to have developed out
work in a public health setting and orientation
with a truly interdisciplinary approach
involving medicine, social work, psychology,
and psychiatric.
A Crisis is defined as an “upset in a steady
state” an emotional reaction on the part of an
individual, family, group, or group to a
threatening life event.
Crisis Intervention is a process for actively
influencing the psycho-social functioning of
individuals and groups, during a period of
acute disequilibrium.
• It involves crisis-oriented, time-limited work
usually “ two to six weeks” in duration. It is a
mode of brief treatment that can be used in
any social work setting and with any target
population under stress.
• To be really effective, crisis intervention
should be available within 24 to 72 hours
after application or referral for assistance.
• Crisis intervention involves a warm, emphatic
reaching out, and what is called a “search and
find approach”.
Crisis intervention with families and groups
includes the following target population:
1) Individuals in crisis
2) Those associated with persons in crisis
3) Those in collective crisis
“ It only requires that he client should be in a
state of crisis or affected by persons in crisis,
willing to seek help or be referred foe help
and, able to sustain a relationship with a
helping person for the period of treatment”.
Helping process in Crisis
by: (Naomi Golan)
( The Model divided intervention into 3 phases)
Assessment of the situation
1) The hazardous event – This is a specific,
stress-producing occurrence, either an
external blow or internal change, that occurs
to an individual or family in a state of relative
stability in its boi-psychosocial situation.
2) The vulnerable or upset state –Refers to the
subjective reaction of the individual or family
to the initial blow, both at the time it occurs
and subsequently.
1) Sustaining techniques
2) Direct influence procedures
3) Direct intervention
4) Reflective discussion techniques
Termination
As the end of the time-limited helping
relationship nears, worker and client review
their progress, focusing on key themes and
basis issues. Emphasis that the tasks
accomplished, the adaptive coping pattern
developed, and the ties built with persons and
resources in the community.