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Unit1 DQ
TOPIC #1 (Please Cite in all Topic Questions)
Crisis Intervention
What is crisis intervention, and how does it relate to the management of disasters?
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Ryan Davidson
Crisis Intervention
Understanding the definition of a crisis due to its complexity, will better assist in defining the intervention portion, as there are several different definitions that can describe a crisis. According to James and Gilliland (2017), definitions of crisis have a large range from a catastrophic event or an event of life stress that negatively impacts a single person or a large group of people to include a loss of emotional stability, fear, inability to control or influence. The intervening process is simple, providing immediate assistance based on the type of crisis the individual or group is suffering from. Moreover, Crisis Intervention is the “methods used to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals who experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, and behavioral distress or problems” (Purdue Global, n.d.). Crisis intervention plays a major role in the management of disasters. Crisis intervention in emergency management is the proactive and reactive approach in preparing for and assisting individuals during a disaster where people can be displaced, injured, and lose all their belongings. James and Gilliland (2017), identify that trans crisis states that the impact of a crisis event may last a lifetime; however, the actions during the immediate response may indicate whether the effects will become a chronic disease to the person or persons impacted by the crisis. Reducing the effects by performing the appropriate intervention techniques or services can drastically reduce the long-term impacts caused by a crisis.
References:
James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Purdue Global. (n.d.). Key Terms: Crisis intervention. https://purdueglobal.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/194092/viewContent/13042940/View
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John Meyers
A crisis is when something happens that if not addressed can make more problems. These problems come in a variety of ways, but the pseudo-common thread in that there is some kind of issue that needs to be solved (James & Gilliard, 2017, p. 8) To intervene in this is to prevent or solve some said crisis so that ether everything returns to the way it was or is at least as fixed as possible.
Disaster is a kind of crisis, in that something happens and if it's not taken care of it causes more problems. If there's a huge wildfire and not one takes care of it. It will burn up more and more, until everything is burned, but if say, fire fighters intervene than the fire will not burn as much as it would have and/or more lives will be saved due to evacuations etc. This is why we do disaster management things like mitigation or set up things to deal with casualties and restoration of infrastructure and clean up. If those things aren't taken care of only more problems will grow out of it.
James, R. K., Gilliland, B. E., (2017), Crisis intervention strategies, 8th Edition. Cengage Learning.
TOPIC #2
Confusion Within Crisis Intervention Literature
Why do you think there is so much confusion within the crisis intervention literature, and how can this confusion be addressed?
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Nicole Sevigny
I think there is confusion within crisis intervention literature due to there being no standard definition and no standardized model of crisis intervention. For example there is no agreement on which of the crisis intervention tools should be implemented as the standard and therefore confusion arises within literature when discussing crisis intervention. This confusion can be addressed by implementing a standardized definition and model that addresses the six ‘R's: Readiness (Preparedness), Response (Immediate action), Relief (Sustained rescue work), Rehabilitation (Long term remedial measures using community resources), Recovery (Returning to normalcy) and Resilience (Fostering) that is associated with crisis (Math, Nirmala, Moirangthem, & Kumar, 2015). Once there is a solid and specific definition and model, agencies can work cohesively to prepare for crisis and implement effective actions to reduce the impact on individuals and businesses.
References:
Math, S., Nirmala, M., Moirangthem, S., & Kumar, N. (2015). Disaster Management: Mental Health Perspective. Retrieved from NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649821/
Yeager, K. R. (2015). Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research - 4th Edition. New York City: Oxford Univeristy Press.
Respond Kindly to Student #2
Keith Hamilton
Hey class,
“We want you to understand that this business is still so new that a definition of an individual or a system in crisis is by no means fixed or absolute” (James & Gilliland, 2017, p 9). The term “crisis” itself has so many different meanings to different people and it is used so broadly to describe a multitude of things. This is still so new and that is why it can cause so much confusion in textbooks, and other literatures. This first thing to address this is to establish a clear definition of what a crisis is and get everyone on the same page. From that point you can begin to build and establish things based off the definition.
References
James, R.K., Gilliland, B.E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies. (8th ed.) Cengage.
-Hamtaro