STUDY PROGRAM:
1. Course (module) description
Crisis intervention
Course (module) title
ECTS
5
Semester
3
Total Hours
133
2. Course (module) objectives and competence
The aim of the study: to provide students with knowledge of the specific crisis intervention models, and develop skills to
adapt them to specific cases
Finishing the course students are expected to be able:
1. to describe the crisis, their classification, and factors affecting the complexity of the crisis
2. To analyze situations with crisis intervention theories and models.
3. To apply crisis intervention models, in specific crises.
4. To collect theoretical material, to analyze and interpret it.
3. Course (module) abstract
Students gain knowledge of the crisis, its causes, dynamics of development. There are analized crisis intervention theory and
models. It is discussed the social worker's competence and skills in crisis intervention. Introduced to specific crises and their
intervention. Students are trained to recognize risk factors for violence in social work environment and working with
aggressive clients. Students must analyze the case, using crisis intervention models.
4. Course (module) content, scope in hours
No.
Subject title
Lectures
Homework
Theoretic
Seminars
Introduction to the crisis intervention course,
requirements for the course and discussion about
paper work task.
2
2
The concept of crisis
2
4
2.5
Crisis intervention theories: psychosocial, cognitive,
equilibrium and eclectic
2
4
2.5
Crisis intervention models based on A. R. Roberts and J.
Gilliland
2
8
5
Social worker's competence and skills in the field of
crisis intervention
2
2
2.5
Family crises.
2
4
2.5
Violence in the family
3
4
5
Family crisis intervention models
3
6
2.5
Post-traumatic stress syndrome
2
2
5
STUDY PROGRAM:
Suicide crisis
2
2
5
Bereavement crisis. Children mourning features
2
2
5
1.
Violence risk factors in social work agency
2
2
2.5
2.
Paper work
10
10
42
50
Total:
28
5. Teaching methods
No.
1.
Method title
Method description
Theoretical lectures.
Theoretical lectures.
2.
Practical tasks during seminars
Practical tasks during seminars
3.
Video material analysis and
discussion.
Working with specific crises and
aggressive customer training
4.
5.
6.
Video material analysis and discussion.
Working with specific crises and aggressive customer training
Working in small groups
Working in small groups
Role-playing games.
Role-playing games.
6. Attendance requirements
Seminars are required to attend
Theoretic lectures are preferred to attend
7. Assessment procedure of learning outcomes
Students are assessed during the process throughout the semester. At the end of the semester all evaluations are taken into
account and the final score for the output:
30 percent. conducting the group
30 percent. term paper
40 percent. examination
8. Assessment criteria of learning outcomes
10 grade system
9. Literature
Number of copies
No.
Year of edition
Authors and title
Publishing house
University
library
Other
libraries
STUDY PROGRAM:
1.
2001
Gilligan B. E. James
intervention strategies
R. K. Crisis
2.
2006
Liobikienė T. N. Krizių intervencija
Wardswort,
Chicago
-
VDU Sd sk. 1
VDU
2
VDU CA – 31
SD sk. - 3
3.
2010
Su. J. R. Šinkūnienė. Socialinis darbas.
Profesinė veikla, metodai ir klientai.
M.
Riomerio
universitetas.
Vilnius
1
VDU CA – 3
VDU SD sk. ą