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Crisis Intervention for SSW

Code:
SSW 2586

This course is intended exclusively for students who were admitted to the SSW Diploma program before October 1, 2024. It will not fulfill program requirements for students admitted after this date.

This course examines crisis intervention theory and its application. The material builds on the student's general knowledge of counselling and related issues and focuses on concepts central to crisis work. By way of introduction, students learn to distinguish between long-term counselling and crisis intervention. Following this, crisis related assessment techniques and relevant intervention strategies are studied. Potentially violent situations common to Social Service agencies are explored and the concept of professional burnout as a crisis issue is covered in some detail. In conclusion, the course examines various dispositional crises, ranging from suicide to sexual assault.

Notes:


Course Delivery Method:

This course is delivered Online Asynchronously. For more information on the delivery methods, click here.

Textbooks:

  • Spring/Summer - None required
  • Winter - None required

Equivalents:

  • SSW 2506

Prerequisites:

  • COUN 1552 INTERVIEWING SKILLS 1
  • Or SSW 1582 Interviewing & Counselling Skills I
  • Or SSW 1500 INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELLING SKILLS I
  • Or COUN 1500 INTERVIEWING SKILLS I

This course is part of the following program(s):

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Scheduled Dates

CRN Day Date Time Hours Location/
Delivery Method		 Instructor Fee Availability
11184January 14, 2025 to April 22, 202512:00 am - 12:01 am42Distance EducationAlice Afram$264.60
11155May 13, 2025 to August 19, 202512:00 am - 12:01 am42Distance EducationAlice Afram$264.60
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