Crisis Intervention Strategies Flashcards
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A client in crisis is hyperventilating, shaking, and unable to speak coherently. Which intervention should the social worker implement FIRST?
Answer: Use grounding techniques such as the 5-4-3-2-1 sensory method
Grounding techniques help regulate the autonomic nervous system and bring a dysregulated client back to a window of tolerance before any cognitive work.
The Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model begins with which stage?
Answer: Assessing lethality and safety needs
Roberts' model begins with Stage 1: assessing lethality and safety to immediately gauge risk before moving to rapport-building.
A domestic violence survivor in crisis minimizes the abuse and defends her partner. This is BEST understood as:
Answer: A trauma response and possible traumatic bonding that should be explored without judgment
Minimization and defense of an abuser are common trauma responses associated with traumatic bonding, shame, and fear—not character flaws.
When conducting a crisis intervention with a client who is culturally different from the social worker, the MOST important consideration is:
Answer: Exploring how the client's cultural framework shapes their experience of and response to crisis
Cultural humility requires exploring the client's own cultural lens on crisis, coping, help-seeking, and meaning before applying any model.
A social worker is providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) after a mass casualty event. Which action is INCONSISTENT with PFA principles?
Answer: Requiring survivors to narrate the traumatic event in detail immediately
PFA explicitly avoids forcing survivors to recount traumatic details immediately, as premature narrative exposure can increase distress.
A client expresses passive suicidal ideation with no plan or intent. The social worker's BEST immediate step is to:
Answer: Complete a comprehensive suicide risk assessment and develop a collaborative safety plan
Passive ideation still warrants thorough risk assessment and safety planning, as it can escalate and is a known risk factor.
Which of the following BEST describes the role of social support in crisis resolution?
Answer: Perceived and actual social support act as protective factors that buffer crisis impact
Research consistently shows that robust social support networks reduce crisis severity and facilitate quicker return to equilibrium.