The ABC Model In A Crisis: Helping A Person In Crisis

Helping a person in crisis it is important that a counselor recognize the needs of support. The work of a crisis worker helping a victim that has just experienced a traumatic experience, should have the awareness and passable insight to assist with the problematic issues(Laureate,2010). These methods of demonstrating efficient service provision, should have the capabilities of therapeutic techniques that will assist the clients(Laureate,2010). A client centered approach is the focal point of service in addressing the needs of the client in crisis. (Laureate, 2010).The ABC Model in a crisis is significant to think rapidly and provide the assurance that despite the outcome, there was efficiency in service provision (James,&Gilliard,2013).

As a crisis counselor, understanding the mindset of the client is important part of the healing process. The approach of a crisis worker from an objective point of view, is relevant in the crisis. The emotional fragile state of a client, behavioral and cognitive thoughts, holds regards according to the needs of treatment(James,&Gilliard,2013). In the video segment, “Crisis, trauma, and disaster response,” there were three issues that was identified from the counselor’s behavior The counselor had demonstrated unprofessionalism by not applying the attentive time needed to address the victim in crisis, showing emotions about the incident that occurred with victim and physically touched the client who was in the crisis(Laureate,2010).

Predispositioning is the initial step when addressing a person in crisis (James,&Gilliard,2013). The ability to be empathetic and supportive during the counseling session is key in the initial interaction (Laureate,2010). Dr. Kristin spoke of the ...

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...ng services to victims of a traumatic experience should have training in the different practices of crisis situations. One of the important training that should be mandated is the core listening skills while dealing with a crisis(James,&Gilliard,2013)With an empathetic approach, it is important to let a person who is crisis know that you are supportive of them in a crisis(James,&Gilliard 2013). As a worker in the human service field, one of the issues this video segment shown me was to not let the phone distract me during the time I am meeting with a client. The contact of the administrative assistance informing me that a client is waiting, I should disregard it until I am finish with client. My action can detour the client in telling me anything of relevance. This is a practice that I will implement because my service provision come from a client centered approach.