Assignment Task: Explaining Crisis, Disaster, and Trauma
As you become more of an expert in your field, you will have more opportunities to share your knowledge with the public. Local news outlets, bloggers, or other organizations related to the field of human services may reach out to you to better understand crisis, disaster, and trauma. For this Assignment, you will record yourself as a TV guest expert, responding to questions posed by a local news anchor about a current crisis in the news media. Review the questions you will be asked and develop your answers in a way that incorporates some research yet is stated in such a manner most TV viewers will understand. Need Assignment Help?
To Prepare:
- Review the Learning Resources and Course Announcements.
- Review the new anchor's questions in the Assignment.
- Select a critical incident that has occurred within the last year that you can use to respond to the news anchor's questions. The critical incident you select should not be what you selected in Week 1 or Week 3.
- Review crisis intervention theories and the categories of crisis.
- Consider why some individuals may be more resilient when experiencing a crisis than others.
Make a video recording of yourself responding to the following questions:
News Anchor: "Can you explain to us what kind of crisis this is, and tell us why classifying a crisis matters?"
News Anchor: "I understand that you use theory in your crisis work. What do you use? How does it work?"
News Anchor: "Let's talk about the concept of resilience. Can you share with us why people respond differently to the same crisis? I mean, why does it appear that some people just get over it, while others can't? Why can't they see they survived, and life goes on?"
News Anchor: "To wrap things up, as a crisis responder, you know how difficult this work can be. How do you take care of yourself when you are working with so many people who are experiencing this crisis? And for some of our viewers who may be helping with this crisis in our community, what advice do you have for them with regard to how they care for themselves while caring for others?"