HUS 211 - Crisis Intervention and Counseling

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Examine underlying principles of crisis intervention including situational crisis, developmental crisis, and special populations. Learn specific crisis assessments and case management techniques, and practice skills in interviewing, individual and group crisis intervention and counseling. Determine and apply professional ethics in hypothetical case situations.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for  ENG 101 /ENG 101A , completion of  HUS 114  or appropriate experience, e.g., employment that calls for interviewing and counseling, or permission of department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Arundel Mills (AM)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Outline the major assumptions of crisis theory.
2. Differentiate between developmental life crisis and situational life crisis.
3. Explain both the first- and second-order intervention models.
4. Explain the five components of first-order interventions and the associated helper behaviors.
5. Explain the process of lethality assessment.
6. Describe and demonstrate first-order intervention and lethality assessments in role-play situations relative to individuals in crisis.
7. Apply professional ethics in hypothetical case situations.
8. Outline the various components of case management planning to include conducting need assessments, developing a plan and monitoring services and following the client.
9. Demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a case management plan.