To effectively respond to crisis situations, we must first be aware and up to date on the legal and ethical considerations related to crisis, trauma, and disaster response.
For Part 1 of your Crisis Response Portfolio, you will examine the roles and responsibilities of mental health responders in a crisis as well as explore the legal and ethical considerations for such events.
To Prepare:
Review the Roles, Responsibilities, and Self-care of Crisis Responders media program found in the Learning Resources and consider the roles and responsibilities of a professional counselor during a crisis.
Review the Learning Resources for this week as they relate to legal and ethical responsibilities during a crisis response.
Create a section in your Crisis Response Portfolio called “Roles and Responsibilities” .
In your section called “Roles and Responsibilities” of your Crisis Response Portfolio, include:
Under Ethical Responsibilities: Please include ethical considerations for autonomy, informed consent, and confidentiality.
Under Legal Considerations: Discuss legal considerations and mandated reporting criteria identified by your state
You can find additional information and training my Google searching your state and mandated reporter training. This training provides valuable information and provides you with a certificate of training that you can include in your resume.
Please include child, elder, and at-risk population abuse or neglect.
Also include the duty to warn in your state.
Additionally, include the phone number you would call to report.
Under Volunteer Opportunities: Discuss at least one volunteer opportunity or organization that you find interesting that is not Red Cross.
Go to https://www.ready.gov/get-involved#volunteerLinks to an external site.
Here you will find different organizations and opportunities
Please describe the organization.
Provide a brief summary of the services they provide and an opportunity you may have to support the community.
References
James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 1, “Approaching Crisis Intervention”
Chapter 5, “Crisis Case Handling”
Chapter 15, “Legal and Ethical Issues on Crisis of Trauma”
American Counseling Association. (2018). Trauma and disasterLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/trauma-disaster
American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA code of ethicsLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.counseling.org/resources/ethics
American School Counselor Association. (2016). ASCA ethical standards for school counselorsLinks to an external site.. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/About-School-Counseling/Ethical-Legal-Responsibilities/ASCA-Ethical-Standards-for-School-Counselors-(1)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2014). Trauma-informed care in behavioral health servicesLinks to an external site.. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 57. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4816.pdf
Chapter 2, “Trauma Awareness” (pp. 33–58)
Tarvydas, V. M., Levers, L. L., & Teahen, P. R. (2017). Ethical guidelines for mass trauma and complex humanitarian emergencies. Journal of Counseling & Development, 95(3), 260–268. doi:10.1002/jcad.12140
