What is Crisis Intervention?

by | Nov 12, 2012 | Crisis 101, Mailbag

Crisis intervention, or crisis response, is a short-term helping process performed by any helping professional trained in crisis intervention.  Crisis intervention (or CI) is not therapy or mental health counseling; therefore, does not require a mental health...

What is a “crisis”?

by | Jan 16, 2012 | Crisis 101, Mailbag

What is a “crisis”? In his book Group Crisis Support: Why it works; When & How to Provide It (2007), Dr. Jeff Mitchell defines crisis as an “acute emotional reaction to a powerful stimulus.” According to Dr. Mitchell, there are 3...