Author:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
This section provides activities to help participants understand how to work
with a client who is in a crisis situation, effective intervention techniques
and provides insight into how people approach and deal with crisis differently.
The activities included in this module are designed to:
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Increase participants’ understanding of the nature of crisis.
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Increase participants’ sensitivity to cross-cultural differences
in crisis events and coping mechanisms used in crisis situations.
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Raise awareness of immigration as a crisis event.
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Improve participants’ ability to accurately assess whether a client
is in active crisis and to respond with appropriate counselling strategies.
Language: English
Format: This document is available for download in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format [692 KB, 23 pages].
Date Published
2000
Topics
assessment & intervention methods, counselling techniques and tips, crisis counselling, settlement counselling, community publications
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last updated:
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
