Crisis counseling
Subtitle: the A B C model ; a training video for beginning counselors
By: Kristi Kanel
Contributors: Microtraining Associates
Series:  PSY 623A (NU course);  PSY 623B (NU course)
Publisher: Microtraining Associates
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hanover, MA]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Post-traumatic stress disorder
Description: "Dr. Kanel reviews the history of crisis counseling and provides a brief background of crisis theory, defines crisis and offers her general formula for overcoming crisis states. Dr. Kanel counsels 2 clients; the first client is a rape survivor, and the second is an Iraq veteran, who has just returned from war. In both sessions, Dr. Kanel demonstrates the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention which includes: "A": Developing and maintaining rapport: including use of basic attending skills, paraphrasing, and reflection of feeling; "B": Identifying the nature of teh crisis and altering cognitions, including identifying aspects of the crisis state, medical issues, altering cognitions, and support and validation. "C": Coping which includes resolution, referral, and support groups. A de-briefing session follows each counseling session."--Website.
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Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Crisis counseling: history, definitions, goals and effective utilization (8:39) - - Chapter 2. Overview of A B C model and cognitive tree (1:35) - - Chapter 3. "A" -basic attending skills (3:20) - - Chapter 4. First segment of counseling session with Desiree, demonstrating "A" (6:19) - - Chapter 5. "B" - identifying the nature of the crisis, ethical issues, altering cognitions (5:21) -; title: Chapter 6. Second segment of counseling session with Desiree, demonstrating "B" (18:23) - - Chapter 7. "C" -coping strategies (3:01) - - Chapter 8. Fianl counseling session with Desiree, demonstrating "C" (7:00) - - Chapter 9. Debriefing of Desiree's session (9:40) - - Chapter 10. Counseling session with Joseph (returning Iraq combat veteran with PRSD) with subscripts reflection the A B C model (31:34) - - Chapter 11. Debriefing of Joseph's session (8:10).