SOC-115 Crisis Intervention and Prevention
This course provides theoretical and applied instruction in crisis intervention skills for those working withyouth and adults involved in patterns of self-defeating behavior. Students will demonstrate skill in 19 specific competencies for using crisis as a teaching and therapeutic opportunity with others showing six specific patterns of self-defeating behavior.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate efficacy data on LSCI as a therapeutic technique involving cognitive mediation of significant events or crises in the life of persons demonstrating patterns of self-defeating behavior
- Demonstrate an understanding of predominant theories, concepts, and methodologies that underlie the study of the physical, cognitive, and social development of individuals and the multiple contexts in which they live
- Articulate the dynamics of conflict cycles, which lead to self-defeating behavior, recognizing thinking errors that interfere with the communication and problem solving process and the process of staff counter-aggression, which precludes effective intervention
- Demonstrate effective de-escalation, decoding, and counseling strategies for persons in crisis
- Assess the circumstances under which each technique is or is not an appropriate intervention, differentially diagnosing the six common patterns of self-defeating behavior, matching specific interventions with each patterns of self-defeating behavior
- Utilize a six-step sequence and specific communication skills for each intervention effectively