CED 512 - Crisis Intervention & Prevention

Credits: 3
A course designed to provide information and “hons-on” training in school crisis preparedness and response so that students can assist in crisis prevention and intervention. The course will cover a wide array of topics and situations including crisis development and intervention theory; aggression, violence, and the conflict cycle; postvention; suicide; death and loss; and family crisis. This course is experiential and required outside activities in crisis situations (consisting of approximately 20 hours of work outside class in crisis intervention), in lieu of traditional assessments. Emphasis on community mental health versus school interventions depends on the composition of the class.