Complete a 2 – 3 page crisis management
plan that outlines how you would approach crisis counseling for someone with a
problem of Sexual Assault and Rape and a client (22 year old female). This will
be a step-by-step intervention plan with the inclusion of at least 2 sources,
one of which should be from a peer-reviewed journal article that was published
from 2016 to the present. You may include any general information on the crisis
area, such as incidence rates, population affected, symptoms or issues, and any
special factors.
Your plan will consist of six components, which are
identified below.
Your paper must be submitted as a Word document and follow
APA formatting. It must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and TNR font. Your
similarity score CANNOT reach 20%. If it does, you will receive the lowest
possible score.
1.
Problem Selection
An effective treatment plan can only
deal with a few selected problems, or treatment will lose its direction. Here
you will briefly define the type of crisis with which you have selected to deal
and identify the population or client group of your choosing. Although multiple
issues may be presented during counseling, you must determine the most
significant problems on which to focus the treatment process.
2.
Problem Definition
Each client presents with unique
nuances as to how a problem reveals itself in his or her life. Therefore, each
problem that is selected for treatment focus requires a specific definition
about how it is evidenced in the particular client. Identify these behavioral
patterns in your client. Examples might include excessive and/or unrealistic
worry that is difficult to control, restlessness, tiredness, shakiness, muscle
tension, palpitations, shortness of breath, feeling constantly on edge,
experiencing concentration difficulties, having trouble falling or staying
asleep, or exhibiting a general state of irritability. Describe in detail what
your client is experiencing.
Examples:
·
Family members question the issue of priorities because of
the unusual amount of time that is dedicated.
·
Conflict and tension arise over the fact that certain
duties and responsibilities are being shifted onto other family members
unfairly due to the time absorbed.
·
Jealousy and envy brew between family members.
3.
Goal Development
The next step in developing your
treatment plan is to set broad goals for the resolution of the targeted
problem. These statements need not be crafted in measurable terms but can be
global, long-term goals that indicate a desired positive outcome to the treatment
procedures. Identify several possible goals for each problem.
Examples:
·
Reduce overall frequency, intensity, and duration of the
anxiety so that daily functioning is not impaired.
·
Learn and implement coping skills that result in a
reduction of anxiety and worry and an improvement in daily functioning.
4.
Objective Construction
In contrast to long-term goals,
objectives must be stated in behaviorally measurable language so that it is
clear to review agencies, health maintenance organizations, and managed care
organizations when the client has achieved the established objectives. Identify
objectives for your client. These are actions that the client will take.
5.
Intervention Creation
Interventions are the actions of the
clinician designed to help the client complete the objectives. There should be
at least one intervention for every objective. If the client does not
accomplish the objective after the initial intervention, new interventions
should be added to the plan. Interventions should be selected on the basis of
the client’s needs and the treatment provider’s full therapeutic repertoire.
Interventions represent what the counselor does.
Examples:
·
Urge family members to sign a contract agreeing to accept
responsibility for containing their own actions and managing it effectively.
·
Use role-playing and modeling to teach assertiveness as an
alternative to use and declare
independence.
6.
Diagnosis Determination
The determination of an appropriate
diagnosis is based on an evaluation of the client’s complete clinical
presentation. The clinician must compare the behavioral, cognitive, emotional,
and interpersonal symptoms that the client presents with the criteria for
diagnosis of a mental illness condition as described in DSM-5. It is the
clinician’s thorough knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and a complete understanding
of the client assessment data that contribute to the most reliable, valid
diagnosis. While you are not asked to utilize the DSM, you are asked to provide
empirical support from your research to support your diagnosis for this client.
An important aspect of effective
treatment planning is that each plan should be tailored to the individual
client’s problems and needs. Treatment plans should not be mass-produced even
if clients have similar problems. The individual’s strengths and weaknesses,
unique stressors, social network, family circumstances, and symptom patterns
must be considered in developing a treatment strategy
