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Famfly Relations, 29, Wallston, B. Social support and physical health. Educat- may be enhanced or bolstered. Also, new coping skills may be ing family and friends and seeking their support is an important developed. Coping skills may include relaxation techniques and aspect of suicide intervention. In recommended [3]. An- Critical incident stress debrieing and Management other central focus of crisis intervention is problem solving.
This process involves thoroughly understanding the problem and the Critical incident stress debrieing CISD uses a structured, small desired changes, considering alternatives for solving the problem group format to discuss a distressing crisis event. It is the best and discussing its pros and cons, selecting a solution and devel- known and most widely used debrieing model. Critical incident oping a plan to try it out, and evaluating the outcome.
Cognitive stress management CISM refers to a system of interventions therapy, which is based on the notion that thoughts can inluence that includes CISD as well as other interventions, such as one- feelings and behavior, can be used in crisis intervention. It was originally designed to be used with high-risk view changes the individual made in order to point out that it is professional groups, such as emergency services, public safety, possible to cope with dificult life events. Continued use of the disaster response, and military personnel.
It can be used with any effective coping strategies that reduce distress will be encouraged. A trained personnel team con- Also, assistance will be provided in making realistic plans for the ducts this intervention. The team usually includes professional future, particularly in terms of dealing with potential future crises.
In some settings, peer support personnel, such as emergency will be discussed. Information will be provided about resources services workers will be part of the debrieing team. It is recom- for additional help should the need arise. A telephone follow-up mended that a debrieing occur after the irst 24 hours following may be arranged at some agreed-upon time in the future. This process aims to prevent excessive emotional, mental, physi- The goal of crisis intervention in this case is to keep the indi- cal, and behavioral reactions and post-traumatic stress disorder vidual alive so that a stable state can be reached and alternatives PTSD from developing in response to a crisis.
Its goal is to help to suicide can be explored. In other words, the goal is to help the individuals recover as quickly as possible from the stress associ- individual reduce stress and survive the crisis [2].
Introductory remarks: team sets the tone and rules for the dis- Suicide intervention begins with an assessment of how likely it is cussion, encourages participant cooperation. This 2. Fact phase: participants describe what happened during the in- assessment has various components. The professional will evalu- cident. Thought phase: participants state the irst or main thoughts be committed, how deadly the method is shooting, overdosing , while going through the incident.
Reaction phase: participants discuss the elements of the situa- tailed and speciic versus vague. The professional will also assess tion that were worst. Symptom phase: participants describe the symptoms of dis- tility and anxiety. Past suicide attempts as well as completed sui- tress experienced during or after the incident. The nature of 6. Teaching phase: team provides information and suggestions any current crisis event or circumstance will be evaluated, such as that can be used to reduce the impact of stress.
Re-entry phase: team answers participants' questions and makes ment, and loss of an important relationship. Treatment Plan Precautions A written safekeeping contract may be obtained. This is a state- Some concern has been expressed in the research literature ment signed by the individual that he will not commit suicide, and about the effectiveness of CISD.
It is thought that as long as agrees to various actions, such as notifying their clinician, family, the provider s of CISD have been properly trained, the process Ganaie,S.
If untrained person- momentum, it must also be accompanied by an increase in the nel conduct CISD, then it may result in harm to the participants. CISD is not psychotherapy or a substitute for it.
It is not designed to solve all problems presented during the meeting. It en- mended to individuals after a debrieing. It Medical crisis counseling attempts to reduce obstacles that may hinder the full participation of ex-patients in the occupational and social life of the commu- Medical crisis counseling is a brief intervention used to address nity. Half-way houses and after-clinics all aim to foster tertiary psychological anxiety, fear and depression and social family prevention [19]. Prevention programmes can also become a new arena for to a stressful circumstance and to help them function better.
Pre- colonialization with people being forced to consume the goods liminary studies of medical crisis counseling indicate that one to and services of the psychologists.
Prevention efforts assume the four sessions may be needed. Research is also promising in terms existence of universal values in the catchment area, but ignore of its effectiveness at decreasing patients' level of distress and how such consensus about these values may be reached [31]. Promoting prevention requires a conceptualization of mental Models of Community Psychology health that moves beyond a mere semantic shift.
The new deini- tion does not simply equate mental health with the absence of Mental Health Model mental illness. Instead, it moves beyond individuals so as to take cognizance of the broader social and economic stresses created The mental health model, which has its roots in the community by their contexts [4,5,24]. According to White [31] any such dei- mental health movement, is based on the explicit intention to nition transcends beyond using the concept health as a metaphor.
It seeks to strengthen, conserve and develop tion of growth and development, of autonomy and individuality human resources in order to prevent mental disorder [7,21,25,27]. This In keeping with its emphasis on prevention and positive mental represents a shift from the waiting-mode of mainstream psycho- health this approach supericially attempts to understand people therapeutic practice [20,30].
It asserts vidual patients towards various ecological levels that include entire that mental illness is the product of an interaction of both indi- populations or small groups and organizations within them [24]. In essence, the model attempts The efforts include not only the mentally ill, who may or may to locate the seat of pathology at the interface of the interaction not avail themselves for treatment, but also the healthy [19]. It between individuals and their environment.
Thus far, it has failed is designed to alleviate harmful environmental conditions, avoid to provide a theoretical base for such a conception of pathol- unnecessary psychic pain and to strengthen the resistance of ogy. Consequently it has to revert to established explanations of communities to inevitable future stressful experiences.
Rather mental illness based on the individual model. Without a theory of than merely redressing deicit and pathology, it focuses on the pathology, it is almost inevitable that its treatment strategies are development of competencies and coping skills.
Prevention may conventional crisis intervention and consultation. It seeks to create some reme- According to Bloom [24] primary intervention efforts may take diation and basis for change in the environments represented by on three different forms; the population wide approach; the mile- consultees, in a manner that fosters the positive mental health of stones model; and the high risk group approach [8,13].
Secondary clients. This approach, according to [18] contains the potential of maxi- By way of early detection, it promotes growth-enhancing pro- mizing the limited amount of person-power available. This can grammes that are geared to reduce problems before they become be achieved by fully exploiting the roles of the natural care-givers severe.
It is really a treatment based strategy that strives to make in the community. Natural care-givers include people like health available more services to the community. For this process to gain nurses, teachers, parents and ministers who are physically and Ganaie,S. Based on a geographical conception of perience themselves as being able to determine what happens to community, this model is committed to rendering mental health them, both as individuals and as a group [26].
Some theorists have services to an entire community through a community mental pointed out that in order to advance and maintain this process health centre [31].
The role of the psychologist in this setting is of self-determination, community psychology should be a so- that of a professional, rendering expert services to a client popu- cial movement rather than a professional enterprise Rappaport, lation. Like the mental In accordance with its view on the acquisition of power, this health approach it is initially aimed at prevention, but from a radi- model stresses and encourages community participation and cally different perspective.
Establishing a power base and commanding Located within the Community Action Programme, the pover- grass-roots support are vital, for as [6,24] implicitly points out the ty-programme addressed itself to the needs of the poor and to dis-empowered cannot achieve their goal without struggle. This is achieved by characteristics of the poverty-stricken in order to prepare them increasing community morale, tapping community resources, de- for more meaningful participation in society [17].
It asserts that As part of its intervention strategy, the social action approach it is imperative to take cognizance of the structural inequities of capitalizes on natural support systems.
The shift is from prevention to gramme [31]. Given the assumption that non-professionals are empowerment. While prevention is founded on the needs approach, ered to fulill a good liaison function for the professional services. Accordingly, Rappa- They are able to provide valuable input for programmatic plan- port asserts that because many competencies are already present ning and are also in a position to encourage the community to uti- in people, what is required is a release of potential.
It is argued that because they have the same ment implies that what you see as poor functioning is a result of social background as the clients, they are able to interact with a social structure and lack of resources which make it impossible greater degree of therapeutic effectiveness.
Despite these advantages, experience the world over indi- of society. This model conceptualizes com- unidirectional. Non-professionals are not always accorded equal munity process and inter-group relations in terms of conlicting status and are perceived to be in need of training and upgrading. Accordingly it argues that the poor do The emphasis appears to be on incorporating the indigenous into not have any power, inluence or control in the society.
Since the a professional framework. Functioning ruling elite [24], Reiff, , cited in Mann, They essentially provide a permanent ing structural changes [11,32,33]. Reiff [31] asserts that self-determina- tion must be an integral part of any social action programme. The Proposed Community Intervention Model acquisition of power is a pre-requisite for the fulillment of hu- man needs.
For him, the powerlessness of the poor renders self- Since there are many models of community intervention, the actualization unrealistic. It is imperative that the working-class ex- model which will be discussed in this article is a new one and has Ganaie,S.
This is a conceptual model and has been developed inally lead to community development. The crisis intervention on the basis of crisis observation during the recent lashloods also includes crisis counseling which will help community mem- in Jammu and Kashmir, India September, The proposed bers how and where to approach to fulill the basic needs. NGOs Community Crisis Intervention Model CCIM is an integrative and governmental organizations should work hand by hand to model which includes pre-crisis, during crisis and post-crisis inter- rehabilitate community members who have been affected by crisis ventions at community level.
The researchers have followed the situation. Damaged infrastructures have to be re-constructed to principles of Bio-Psycho-Social Model to design a new model es- improve the living standard of community members. The basic pecially for community crisis management. These post-crisis management tech- Pre-crisis niques will help community members in social inclusion, social integration and restoration of community life.
Information will be spread through media, self help groups and social net- The proposed community crisis intervention model is an integra- working sites. The self help groups of community members will tive model to rehabilitate communities before, during and post be prepared for voluntary service delivery during crisis situations crisis situations in communities. The proposed model requires in community. All types of resources and aids will be collected multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
The team should be pre- and stored for crisis situations in community. When the inter-sectarian collabora- tion will happen to ight against the crisis situations in community In during-crisis stage, all community members will apply skills naturally the impact of crisis will be reduced to a large extent.
All community mem- The proposed model can be used in different crisis situations like bers will take care of themselves and their family members. Self help groups will also take part in rescue operation. Community halls can be used for temporary living. Some govern- Current Trends in Community Psychology ment departments and non-governmental organizations will work continuously during these crisis situations in community.
Govern- The community psychology movement developed in the U. Psychologists and other helping professionals began to take note of the effects of social vari- Post-crisis ables like poverty and alienation on mental health [28]. Modern community psychology is focusing on multiple aspects of indi- In post-crisis management stage, all types of interventions should vidual and community development in general.
Community psy- be given to people affected by crisis. Most professionals should chology is fast developing discipline and concentrated on social focus on medical, psychological and social interventions. Pro- and mental health needs of community members at community fessionals who prescribe Interventions should try to reinforce level.
Community psychologists are busy to conduct research on Figure 2. Barker R. Ecological psychology: Concepts and methods for community. They are a part of policy making and development studying the environment of human behavior. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
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