Crisis in Therapy

18A.1 Case Study

Jasmine Beck shows several risk indicators. She has tried before to commit suicide, three times precisely. Additionally, Jasmine has the urge of committing suicide again and looks to do it by overdosing with Panadol in the past half day. Similarly, she has been a victim of violence from her boyfriend who constantly shouts at her and threatens to beat her. Moreover, her father abused while she was young leading after her family broke up.

There are several principles of response for Jasmine. Jasmine risky nature is brought about by being abused while young. Her social life with the father, mother and boyfriend offers her no hope in life.

The first one will be to plan and undertake and in depth analysis of the risk which will be followed by establishing a collaborative contact with her. This will enable the identification of the issues around her life (Leo, 2013). Jasmine should be allowed to explore her feelings and emotions. Alternative options will be presented at this stage to enable the restoration of normal functions. For consistency, a follow up will be necessary.

Jasmine does not suffer from any mental health issues. I will accord her emotional support as this is what is affected most.

In making a referral, certain steps have to be followed. Jasmine’s behaviour has to be recorded, if she goes on to have suicidal thoughts she should not be left alone. The state she is in should be reported as it is with no confidentiality accorded. A follow up will be necessary after she gets back to herself.

As a self-care process, programs of mindfulness-based stress reduction and assessment is necessary to safeguard myself.

Risky instances where I foresee myself being at risk would play a vital in involvement in a suicide prevention effort. This since it would end up increasing the gravity of the situation as opposed to reducing it.

18A.2 Case Study

The indicators of risk in the case of Peter Johnson are his addiction with money. He tends to spend a lot when he has money while gets annoyed when he does not have any money. This has led to certain things in the house to be sold off to meet their needs.

Peter Johnson’s situation is one of extravagance when he has money. He however get annoyed when he lacks it. His case has spilt over forcing them to sell their house staff to meet their needs.

As a crisis prevention, an in depth analysis of the situation will be necessary. This will enable a good understanding behind Peter Johnson’s spending. By being allowed to voice his feelings, a solution in would be necessary with the help of his wife (Leo, 2013). Johnson has to similarly go for counselling to assess his state of mind and bets way to handle it. A follow up will be necessary.

The possible mental state that would affect this process is the desire for a high life. Which the process aims to curb. A possible ongoing support necessary would be effective measures on saving.

A referral process calls for records on Peter Johnson’s tendency. This would give a head start on how to handle the spending. The referral will however be independent of the records. A follow up process will be necessary to note his development.

To ensure self-care, the process will keen on Peter Johnson’s emotions. Noting that he is easy to anger, the process will allow him to voice his emotions while safeguarding a spillover of through a change of topic.

Personal attitude as a victim of spending will facilitate handling John’s case. Being a victim of spending, I am able to handle this situation amicably.

18A.3 Case Study

Miranda’s indicators of risk are that she feels good when she cuts herself. She acquires conform in the thought that her cousin committed suicide and terms it as being better.

Suicide is seen as a way out for most victims that face different situation. It is hence a crisis that has to be solve before it spreads. The principles for crime prevention will be to establish a relationship with Miranda (Leo, 2013). This will be followed by assessing and describing the situation which may involve questionnaires and direct counselling. The next thing is to focus on the issues that led her to choose suicide. Lastly, to use all the necessary resources to resolve the situation.

The mental issue on satisfaction believed to be met while committing suicide may affect the intervention process. This adds onto the fact that her cousin has already gone through it.

Ongoing support like family interaction will be necessary to allow her feel the lover her family has for her.

Policies on referral call for outcomes acquired while she was being counselled. The two process ought not rely heavily on each other but act as a support for the referral.

Personal values and beliefs on life facilitates the saving the life of Miranda. Taking one’s life is against religious practice and seen as negative.

Task 18D (Workplace based task)

Policies and procedures for crisis intervention help to safeguard a crisis from occurring. In the workplace set up policies look to come up and apply a primary prevention to safeguard a crisis. The secondary prevention helps to deal with immediate issues and tertiary prevention focusses on long term issues.

The process calls for administrative dedication to facilitate the effort by issuing staff time and resources. The people charged with crisis intervention are chosen and accorded the necessary support in the form of resources. The staff are given necessary education to learn the preventive strategies.

The procedure followed in crisis intervention calls for focus and dedication as well as safety on the part of the worker. The interview looked to identify the impacts of following the crisis management policies and practices.

In terms of vulnerability and safety, the worker has to be ready physically and emotional for the client. The worker has to be able to protect themselves from the any eventuality or issues that may arise as the process is in progress. This can be done through identification and use of distraction among others so as to ease tension. This may call for physical support from police.

Psychological state and feelings of the worker have to be checked as well as the client. Dishonesty may impact the whole process. The worker has to be objective at all times.

The worker as he or she undertakes the process, they should safeguard burn-out. The process can be personally exhausting making them be frustrated and affect the whole process (Leo, 2013). The supervisor has to offer the worker debriefing sessions to assess his or her feelings.

The process calls for supervision considering that several families will be assessed. This may come in handy when the family is threatened, the supervisor when protection or cooperation is necessary.

Crisis procedure calls for extreme training and dedication from the worker. The ability to work with other people through barriers is a vital skill. The training accorded has to cut through all cultures and varied forms of crisis that may arise.

Reference

Leo D. (2013). Crisis. The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Volume 34,        Issue 5.