1. Unit 5: ABC Model of Crisis Intervention
HN220: Prevention and Crisis Intervention
Instructor: Jamie C. Sherman, MA

2. Before we get started… Any general questions? Any Unit 5 questions?
Remember to complete seminar option 2 if you did not attend seminar next week
Review Unit 5 material
Preview Unit 5 project

3. Unit 5: ABC Model
Is a problem-focused approach-applied within 4 to 6 weeks of the stressor
A Part
Developing and maintaining rapport
Listening
Good eye contact
Expressive vocal style
Questioning
Open ended questions
Close ended questions help gain info but client may feel badgered
Tie questions to what client is saying
Don’t ASSUME! Inquire!
Look at Page 74-see difference in questions

4. Unit 5: ABC Model Paraphrasing Reflection of Feelings
Restate your own words what you think client has said or us as clarification
Not invitation for more info
Builds rapport
Reflection of Feelings
Empathy
Letting clients know you understand their feelings
Helps to clarify feelings and shows client they are understood

5. Unit 5: ABC Model Summary
Pulls thoughts together and makes sure counselor has understood everything
Can be used to transition to the “B” part

6. Unit 5: ABC Model Indentifying the Problem
Exploring internal frame of reference-easier to change than external
1. Identify the precipitating event
2. Recognizing the meaning of event (reframing is good)
3. Identifying subjective distress and functioning level
Understanding one’s own thought and feelings is first  step in coping with them

7. Unit 5: ABC Model B Part con’t 4. Making ethical check
Suicide
Homicide
Mental illness
5. Substance Abuse issues
6. Therapeutic Interactions
Validation and Support statements
Educational Statements
Empowering Statements
Reframing Statements

8. Unit 5: ABC Model C Part: Coping: Past, Present, and Future
At conclusion of interview, counselor should sum up problems and move clients toward coping mode
Encouraging development of new coping behaviors
Clients are more likely to follow through with plans they have developed themselves
Already presented them with “good work”
Other coping ideas
Commitment and follow-up

9. Unit 5 Project Explore the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention 0 – 50
Apply the model-discuss all of the components…
If it is easier, present a case study to apply the model to….
The case study details CAN NOT count towards the length of your paper (for example, if you decide to provide a case study, it can not count as one page of your overall paper…the case study should be no more than a paragraph or two. You still must answer all of the questions on the project!)

10. Unit 5 project 1. Define the ABC Model of Crisis intervention.
2. What skills must a counselor have to be successful as a crisis  
 Counselor?
3. During the second stage how will you identify the problems that   a client presents? Be detailed about what you will ask the client. Feel free to use the form from the text book for the second stage.
4. What ethical considerations do you need to be aware of in the second stage and why?
5. How will you help the client cope with their situation through  
 Preventive techniques?
This section is worth 45 pts. Each question is 9 pts.

11. Reflects appropriate personal and professional insights regarding the case study. 10 pts.
Writing Structure: Includes introduction with clear thesis statement, complete paragraphs, and brief summary paragraph rephrasing thesis. 10 pts.
Mechanics: Uses correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and APA format for the title page, reference page, and citations. Meets the 3-page essay length requirement. 10 pts.

12. Unit 5 Seminar Complete…
Any questions?