Trauma and Psychiatric Crisis Intervention is the study of the principles, theories and techniques of crisis intervention and resolution, applied both to crises informed by trauma and to crises involving individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
What it covers
The catalog states: “This course is designed to study the principles, theories and techniques of crisis intervention and resolution.”
Students learn to recognize crisis as informed by trauma involving suicide, homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual assault/abuse, bereavement/grief, substance abuse, natural disasters, war, and terrorism.
Students learn to assess and react to various crises. Participants become aware of resources available to assist individuals with psychiatric disabilities in crisis. Medical aspects of crisis intervention and consumer empowerment strategies will also be covered.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program and Behavioral Health Assistant program, trauma and psychiatric crisis intervention is covered in the courses MHT202 and BHT102, Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Crisis Prevention & Intervention.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling outline lists MHT202 Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Crisis Prevention & Intervention at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
The Behavioral Health Assistant outline lists BHT102 Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Crisis Prevention & Intervention at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for MHT202 and BHT102: none.
Related behavioral health topics include community mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, and case management counseling, and the subject sits within the Behavioral Health Assistant and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling programs.
This topic is covered in the Behavioral Health Assistant program at InterCoast Colleges.