Crisis Intervention Plan Assignment Instructions Overview The purpose of this assignment is for you, as the

Crisis Intervention Plan Assignment Instructions

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is for you, as the crisis interventionist, to learn an organized approach when working with individuals in crisis and to be able to assess the neurological effects of crisis while establishing a sound preventative intervention approach. 

In addition, you are asked to be able to critically evaluate newsworthy information in your community or nation to determine what constitutes crises. This challenges you to begin viewing the needs of individuals and communities through the lens of a crisis interventionist able to assess the behavioral expression of neurological distress. 

Being a crisis interventionist means being someone open to recognizing individuals and communities in crisis, recognizing the threats, being equipped and ready to intervene. You will take the information from your text, knowledge from your experience in the field, along with other course work and apply it to a real-life circumstance that has been reported in the media. 

Instructions

Your paper will be formatted in current APA style (professional version) with 3 main headings: Defining Crisis; Community Crisis Event; Treatment Plan. 

1. Defining Crisis (2-4 pages) 

In this section you will clearly define what constitutes a crisis. You will clearly and succinctly discuss the neurological of crisis and the risk factors associated to a certain crisis using your readings, class discussion and research. 

This is a paper that is written as if you are informing/educating the general public about the significance of crisis intervention.

Address the following APA formatted subheadings:

1. Defining crisis                                                          
2. Neurobiology of crisis (text: Crisis Intervention: Neurobiology of Crisis)                                             
3. Risks factors of crisis                                               
4. Signs of someone in crisis
5. Long term neurological affects to untreated crisis   

2. Community Crisis Event (1-2 pages)

For this section, you will report on a crisis for an individual or community reported in the news (local, national, etc.). Research the very specific incident you choose and gather as much information as you can (this information will be used to justify the treatment plan you will formulate in the next section).

Examples of individual crisis incidents include rape, murder in which there is a reported witness, domestic violence, substance abuse related crimes, etc. Examples of community crisis incidents would include mass shooting, 9-1-1, bombings, natural disasters, etc.  

Make sure to address:

1. Describe the very specific crisis situation,
2. Explain why it is considered a crisis by definition, 
3. Provide a clear and succinct summation of the situation including:
1. Current symptoms                                                  
2. Current functioning

*You are permitted creative freedom to add needed symptoms and functioning details if these are missing in the news report(s).   

Ensure your details demonstrate that you know what to look for in a crisis situation. Make sure adequate detail is provided in this section to justify the treatment plan you will present in the section.                                            

3. Treatment Plan (as needed pages)

Using the Kolski text and formatting, you will formulate a solid treatment plan using the chosen event and details from the previous section as justification for your treatment plan. Review all of the symptoms noted and formulate a comprehensive treatment plan. 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the plagiarism tool.