Crisis Intervention
Analysis and Application:
Crisis Case Handling
September 2, 2012
CJ440-01
Unit 3 Homework
Kaplan University
Case One
You have been called out to a scene in which a 35-year-old woman is experiencing a crisis. Her husband just committed suicide and she is distraught about her circumstances. What information would you want to know before intervening? After finding out the necessary information, how would you handle this case? I would follow the Six-Step Model of Crisis Intervention to handle this case. I would first assess the crisis situation. It is very important to do this so that you can make sense of the various causes and reason why the crisis has occurred in the first place. In the case the woman is experiencing the crisis because her husband has recently committed suicide and she is distraught about her circumstances. I would then form a partnership with her family which is necessary to form a good trusting relationship with the family members involved. In this case, the woman’s family could provide crucial information that the woman may not be able to process right now, such as what is preventing her from being about to cope with the loss of her husband. I would then examine the contributing factors and further assess the situational factors to allow for a better judgment of handling the crisis. While the obvious contributing factor is her inability to cope with her husband’s death, there may also be underlying factors such as financial worries or her feeling as if she were the “cause” of her husband’s suicide. I would also assess the family strengths and coping strategies. This could lead the woman to a place where she can feel a sense of personal control over her life. This could enable to woman to develop acceptance of the crisis and become more resilient in dealing with difficult situations. Once she surpasses her crisis, this could lead her to have an attitude such as “If I got through this I could get through anything”. She can then be
Crisis Case Handling
September 2, 2012
CJ440-01
Unit 3 Homework
Kaplan University
Case One
You have been called out to a scene in which a 35-year-old woman is experiencing a crisis. Her husband just committed suicide and she is distraught about her circumstances. What information would you want to know before intervening? After finding out the necessary information, how would you handle this case? I would follow the Six-Step Model of Crisis Intervention to handle this case. I would first assess the crisis situation. It is very important to do this so that you can make sense of the various causes and reason why the crisis has occurred in the first place. In the case the woman is experiencing the crisis because her husband has recently committed suicide and she is distraught about her circumstances. I would then form a partnership with her family which is necessary to form a good trusting relationship with the family members involved. In this case, the woman’s family could provide crucial information that the woman may not be able to process right now, such as what is preventing her from being about to cope with the loss of her husband. I would then examine the contributing factors and further assess the situational factors to allow for a better judgment of handling the crisis. While the obvious contributing factor is her inability to cope with her husband’s death, there may also be underlying factors such as financial worries or her feeling as if she were the “cause” of her husband’s suicide. I would also assess the family strengths and coping strategies. This could lead the woman to a place where she can feel a sense of personal control over her life. This could enable to woman to develop acceptance of the crisis and become more resilient in dealing with difficult situations. Once she surpasses her crisis, this could lead her to have an attitude such as “If I got through this I could get through anything”. She can then be