PSY 450 - Crisis Intervention Credits: 3

Effective until Spring 2020: Conceptual and practical frameworks for providing crisis intervention presented. Topics include the theory and philosophy of crisis intervention, problem solving, service delivery, community relations, burnout prevention, and evaluation of intervention efforts. Applications discussed include working with groups, crime victims, suicidal individuals, and bereaved persons.

Effective Spring 2020: This course examines trauma, crises, and associated crisis response modalities, as well as mental health emergencies and intervention. Through an examination of empirical evidence as well as applied examples, the course will examine philosophies of crisis and emergency intervention, assessment and triage, safety and security concerns, problem solving, service delivery, community interactions, and burnout prevention. Specific applications to working with groups, the influence of culture and diversity factors, crime victims, suicidal individuals, and bereaved persons will be discussed.

Prerequisite(s): Effective until Spring 2020: PSY 384

Effective Spring 2020: PSY 101 or HON 151 or permission of instructor. Requires at least junior standing.
Graduate Credit: This course is not available for graduate credit.