Kanel, Kristi. Using Lab Coaches to Assist in Teaching Crisis Intervention Skills to Undergraduate Human Service Students. Appendix A.

Print-Friendly Appendix A: The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention A: Developing and Maintaining Contact 1. Attending behavior 2. Questions 3. Paraphrasing 4. Reflection 5. Summarization B: Identifying the Problem and Therapeutic Interaction Assessed Not Assessed Not Applicable Identify the precipitating events Explore cognitions Identify emotional distress Identify impairments in functioning: 1. behavioral 2. social 3. academic 4. occupational Identify pre-crisis level of functioning Identify ethical issues: Done Not done Not applicable 1. suicide assessment 2. child abuse, elder abuse, danger to others 3. organic or other medical concerns Identify substance abuse issues Use therapeutic interactions: 1. educational comments 2. empowerment comments 3. supportive comments 4. reframe C: Coping Identify current coping attempts Encourage client to think of other coping strategies Present alternative coping ideas: 1. Refer to support groups, 12-step groups 2. Refer to long-term therapy, family therapy 3. Refer to medical doctor 5. Refer to agency 6. Bibliotherapy, journaling, "reel therapy" FOLLOW-UP From A Guide to Crisis Intervention, 2 edition, by ©2003. Reprinted with permission of Brooks/Cole, an imprint of the Wadsworth Group, a division of Thomson Learning. Fax (800) 730-2215. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appendix A Appendix modified February 25, 2002

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