Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to
- understand definitions and approaches to different types of crisis, trauma and grief
- recognise actors and services in crisis work
- apply different methods and counseling approaches in work with people in crisis
- recognise the potentialities of communities in crisis intervention

Content

Contents
- definition and approaches to different types of crisis, trauma and grief
- actors and services in crisis work
- methods and counseling approaches including community based approach in crisis intervention
- professional counseling skills in crisis work

Teaching methods

In this course, the students will be able to:
- understand definitions and approaches to different types of crisis, trauma and grief
- recognise actors and services in crisis work
- apply different methods and counseling approaches in work with people in crisis
- recognise the potentialities of communities in crisis intervention
This course is divided into three parts, and it will be completed in the following order:
1. Crisis and crisis interventions (2 cr)
2. Crisis work: services, practices and legislation (2cr)
3. Reflections on professional development and crisis work (1 cr)
In addition to the scheduled lectures, there will also be distance learning sessions. These distance learning sessions will be in Collaborate, and these sessions will help students with learning assignments.
Learning assignments includes and infographic, a crisis intervention plan and a seminar presentation.

Materials

Required reading materials and other references will be available in the moodlerooms.

Completion alternatives

Alternative way of completing the study module is only possible upon specific circumstances/criteria (i.e. sickness etc.). Personal reasons such as travel and work are not considered as acceptable criteria.
Alternative way of completing the study module must be agreed with the responsible lecturer and/or study guidance counselor two weeks before the beginning of the study module.
In this study module the alternative way of completing the study module consists of an exam to be taken on any exam re-take day by the end of Spring 2020. The literature for the exam will be decided with the teachers.

Student workload

Orientation, face-to-face lectures, online lectures (1 cr)
Independent learning, learning assignments, seminar (4 cr)
Student´s workload is approximately 26h 40min per credit that is divided between different learning tasks during the study module.

Further information

The study module requires skills to use Diak´s online learning area.
Diak guidelines are followed in AHOT / RPL process.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of CRI study module is based on Diak´s assessment criteria. The assessment is based on the middle phase learning (semesters 4-6) of Diak assessment criteria.

Evaluation scale

0-5