Unit 5: ABC Model of Crisis InterventionHN220: Prevention and Crisis InterventionInstructor: Jamie C. Sherman, MA

Before we get started…

•Any general questions?•Any Unit 5 questions?•Remember to complete seminar option 2

if you did not attend seminar next week•Review Unit 5 material•Preview Unit 5 project

Unit 5: ABC Model• Is a problem-focused approach-applied within 4 to 6

weeks of the stressor

• A Part▫ Developing and maintaining rapport

Listening Good eye contact Expressive vocal style Questioning

Open ended questions Close ended questions help gain info but client may feel

badgered Tie questions to what client is saying Don’t ASSUME! Inquire! Look at Page 74-see difference in questions

Unit 5: ABC Model•Paraphrasing

▫Restate your own words what you think client has said or us as clarification Not invitation for more info Builds rapport

•Reflection of Feelings▫Empathy▫Letting clients know you understand their

feelings▫Helps to clarify feelings and shows client they

are understood

Unit 5: ABC Model

•Summary▫Pulls thoughts together and makes sure

counselor has understood everything▫Can be used to transition to the “B” part

Unit 5: ABC Model

•Indentifying the Problem▫Exploring internal frame of reference-

easier to change than external 1. Identify the precipitating event 2. Recognizing the meaning of event

(reframing is good) 3. Identifying subjective distress and

functioning level Understanding one’s own thought and

feelings is first step in coping with them

Unit 5: ABC Model

•B Part con’t 4. Making ethical check

Suicide Homicide Mental illness

5. Substance Abuse issues 6. Therapeutic Interactions

Validation and Support statements Educational Statements Empowering Statements Reframing Statements

Unit 5: ABC Model•C Part: Coping: Past, Present, and Future

▫At conclusion of interview, counselor should sum up problems and move clients toward coping mode

▫Encouraging development of new coping behaviors Clients are more likely to follow through with plans

they have developed themselves Already presented them with “good work” Other coping ideas

▫Commitment and follow-up

Unit 5 Project• Explore the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention  • 0 – 50• Apply the model-discuss all of the components…• If it is easier, present a case study to apply the

model to….• The case study details CAN NOT count towards the

length of your paper (for example, if you decide to provide a case study, it can not count as one page of your overall paper…the case study should be no more than a paragraph or two. You still must answer all of the questions on the project!)

Unit 5 project• 1. Define the ABC Model of Crisis intervention.• 2. What skills must a counselor have to be successful as a

crisis   •  Counselor?• 3. During the second stage how will you identify the

problems that   a client presents? Be detailed about what you will ask the client. Feel free to use the form from the text book for the second stage.

• 4. What ethical considerations do you need to be aware of in the second stage and why?

• 5. How will you help the client cope with their situation through  

•  Preventive techniques?• This section is worth 45 pts. Each question is 9 pts.

• Reflects appropriate personal and professional insights regarding the case study. 10 pts.

• Writing Structure: Includes introduction with clear thesis statement, complete paragraphs, and brief summary paragraph rephrasing thesis. 10 pts.

• Mechanics: Uses correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and APA format for the title page, reference page, and citations. Meets the 3-page essay length requirement. 10 pts.

Unit 5 Seminar Complete…

•Any questions?