UPPVIK066 Crisis Intervention

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fabián, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 20. 10. 11:25–13:00 C401, Fri 3. 11. 10:35–12:10 C201, Fri 10. 11. 13:55–15:30 C309, Fri 8. 12. 9:45–11:20 C201, 13:05–14:40 C206
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is theoretical clarification of the causes of the origin, course and management of the basic aspects of crisis intervention. Students acquire knowledge of general and special concepts of crisis intervention, learn to identify the causes of various crises. They become familiar with the typology of crises (developmental, situational cumulative, Baldwin's typology, etc.). They will recognize (diagnose) how the crisis manifests itself in children, adolescents, adults and seniors. The specifics will be crises in marriage and the family, as well as crises in the community and in society. Students will get an overview of the techniques and methods of crisis intervention, they will continuously try out the selected techniques on model examples.
Learning outcomes
Practical experience of working with selected case studies and work methods for handling challenging practice situations. Final assessment in seminar paper with case description.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to crisis intervention
    2. Definition of terms and theory of crisis
    3. Identification and causes of the crisis
    4. Typology of crises - developmental and situational
    5. Typology of crises - cumulative, Baldwin's typology
    6. Course of the crisis, reaction to the crisis
    7. Who is in crisis - children and adolescents
    8. Who is in crisis - adults and seniors, working with death
    9. Marriage and family in crisis
    10. Community and society in crisis
    11. Outline of crisis intervention techniques and methods
Teaching methods
Lectures, self-experience, practical training
Assessment methods
Credit based on the preparation of a seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 10 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The student will prepare current cases of providing crisis intervention that he has encountered during his practice or that he has experienced in his surroundings. It will describe the solution and suggest other/other options for intervention.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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