COUN 538 - Crisis, Disaster, and Trauma

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on knowledge of the many types of intervention used to address a range of crises. We will explore definitions of crisis, crisis theory, and models applied to specific crisis situations. The characteristics of effective crisis workers will be examined. Emergency services, school crisis teams, crisis hotlines, and other crisis response units will be discussed. Various activities will be used to practice the skills learned.