Crisis Intervention Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST describes the goal of psychological first aid (PFA) in addiction crisis contexts?
Answer: Stabilizing, reducing distress, and connecting to resources
PFA aims to stabilize the person, reduce acute distress, and link them to appropriate ongoing supports, not deliver therapy.
A client in opioid withdrawal is brought to the treatment center by family members. They are vomiting, severely dehydrated, and refusing further assessment. What should the counselor prioritize?
Answer: Contact emergency medical services for medical stabilization
Severe dehydration from opioid withdrawal can be life-threatening, making medical stabilization the immediate priority over engagement work.
In the ACT model of crisis intervention, what does the 'A' stand for?
Answer: Assess
In the ACT model, 'A' stands for Assess (safety, lethality, and needs), followed by Connect and then Teach.
When a client with stimulant use disorder presents in a paranoid, agitated state to a crisis center, which environmental intervention is MOST helpful?
Answer: Moving them to a quiet, low-stimulation area
Reducing environmental stimulation decreases agitation and paranoia in stimulant-intoxicated clients, lowering the risk of escalation.
A client discloses during crisis intervention that they plan to harm their drug dealer who they believe 'ruined their life.' What is the counselor's obligation?
Answer: Take reasonable steps to warn and protect the identified third party
Under the Tarasoff duty to protect, counselors must take reasonable steps to warn an identifiable potential victim of a serious, credible threat.
Which statement BEST reflects collaborative safety planning during crisis intervention with an addicted client?
Answer: The client and counselor jointly create a plan the client owns and believes will work
Effective safety plans are collaborative, meaning the client has genuine ownership and believes the strategies are personally meaningful and feasible.
A counselor receives a call from someone identifying themselves as law enforcement requesting information about a client currently in crisis. What is the BEST response?
Answer: Confirm or deny whether the person is a client and provide limited safety information
In genuine safety emergencies, counselors may disclose the minimum necessary information to protect life, while limiting details to what is needed.