Assignment task:
Overview:
For this assignment, you will select an actual current event that has taken place during the last five years (natural disaster, political event, act of terror, community crisis, etc.) and write a paper assuming you are working with a client who has experienced the identified crisis.
Instructions:
1. In your writing, you will address the following:
- Identify the individual(s) and/or group(s) impacted by the event (including relevant demographic information, i.e. age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race/ethnicity, culture, etc.).
- Identify the nature of the crisis (what is the crisis, who is involved, source of the crisis, type of crisis). Need Professional Help?
- The course of the crisis and any initial concerns (PTSD, physical danger, emotional stability, discrimination, support system, etc.).
- Using the ABC method of crisis intervention, explain how you would work with at least one person experiencing the crisis. Provide specific intervention strategies in this discussion.
- Identify potential resources needed (community resources, stress management resources, diagnosis/medicated treatment) and further implications (policy change, safety assessments, large-scale recovery efforts).
Requirements:
- Submit a Word document in APA format.
- Maximum 6 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
- At least two resources, in addition to the course textbook.