The Introduction of a Task Model for Crisis Intervention

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Myer ◽  
J. Lewis ◽  
Richard James

This article reviews published models for crisis intervention to identify common tasks. Two categories of tasks were identified, continuous and focused. Continuous tasks (assessment, safety, and support) are those that are addressed throughout the entire intervention process. Mental health counselors (MHCs) must attend to these at all times when assisting clients in crisis. Focused tasks (contact, re-establishing control, defining the problem, and follow-up) are time-encapsulated: once a task is accomplished, MHCs can move on to another. However, given the chaotic nature of crises, MHCs may have to return to these at points during the intervention.

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 432-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bridgett ◽  
Paul Polak

Home treatment as an alternative to acute adult in-patient care is part of the National Health Service's Plan for mental health services in the UK. As a form of crisis intervention, it benefits from an understanding of, and ways of working with, the social systems relevant to the patient in crisis. This article describes the social systems intervention process as an alternative to admission and also considers its application in achieving early in-patient discharge.


2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy Granello

Suicidal clients are a difficult and challenging population in counseling. This article contains 25 practical, hands-on strategies for mental health counselors to assist in their interactions with suicidal clients. The strategies are situated within a seven-step model for crisis intervention that is specifically tailored to suicidal clients.


1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Fournier ◽  
Fabien Gagnon

The authors describe an external crisis intervention service in a general hospital. This service is intended for a clientele presenting acute mental health problems, referred, in the majority of cases, from the emergency department. They present demographic data, diagnostic data, data on the factors precipitating the crises and data which can be used to qualify and quantify the clientele. In addition, they describe the therapeutic approach and the treatment philosophy, the number of follow-up sessions, and the guidance provided to the clientele after follow-up. Finally, the authors suggest prerequisites considered essential to the effective operation of a crisis intervention module in an external psychiatric clinic.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. A. Ioannidis

AbstractNeurobiology-based interventions for mental diseases and searches for useful biomarkers of treatment response have largely failed. Clinical trials should assess interventions related to environmental and social stressors, with long-term follow-up; social rather than biological endpoints; personalized outcomes; and suitable cluster, adaptive, and n-of-1 designs. Labor, education, financial, and other social/political decisions should be evaluated for their impacts on mental disease.


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