Crisis Intervention
Course Objectives
By this article’s conclusion, the reader should be able to:
- Identify and list the risk factors and statistics of individual abuse types
- Define and explain the different types of consent relevant to the topic
- Identify community resources available to survivors
- Describe and apply key skills used during crisis intervention
Course Content
Course Creator: Kirsten Hermens, NCMA-P
Total CE Hours: 1 Credit Hour
Pace Course #: 586-2118-25
Outline:
- Types of Crises
- Domestic Violence
- Types
- Physical
- Psychological
- Sexual
- S/S
- Causes
- Statistics and risk factors
- Types
- Sexual Assault
- Consent
- Statistics
- Effects
- Recovery
- Child Abuse
- Types
- S/S
- Statistics
- Effects
- Elder Abuse
- Types
- Statistics
- Domestic Violence
- Crisis Intervention
- Categories
- Situational
- Traditional
- Cultural/Social
- Categories
- Skills
- Advocating
- Creating Safety Plan
- Legal Interventions
- FAPA
- SPO
- ERPO
- SAPO
- EPPDAPA
- Mandatory Reporting
- Conclusion
References:
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- Stalking protection order (SPO). Oregon Law Help. (n.d.-e). https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/safety/restraining-orders-oregon/oregons-five-restraining-orders/stalking-protection-order-spo
- Extreme risk protection order (erpo). Oregon Law Help. (n.d.-b). https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/safety/restraining-orders-oregon/oregons-five-restraining-orders/extreme-risk-protection-order-erpo
- Sexual abuse protection order (SAPO). Oregon Law Help. (n.d.-d). https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/safety/restraining-orders-oregon/oregons-five-restraining-orders/sexual-abuse-protection-order-sapo
- Elderly persons and persons with Disabilities Restraining Order (EPPDAPA). Oregon Law Help. (n.d.-a). https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/safety/restraining-orders-oregon/oregons-five-restraining-orders/elderly-persons-and-persons-disabilities-restraining-order-eppdapa
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