Section: 4.1 - Types of Crisis | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define crisis.
    • Explain the risk factors for crisis.
    • Describe the Types of crisis.
    • Identify the four phases of crisis.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 22 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read section ‘2.2 Defining crisis and its linked fields’. (7 minutes)

      Intechopen

    • Down load 'Crisis Intervention for Adults Using a Trauma- Informed Approach: Initial Four Weeks of Management Third Edition' and Read sections ‘Types of Crises’, ‘Phases of Crisis’, ‘Signs and Symptoms of Crisis’, and ‘Guiding Values’ from pages 21-23 and  26-27. (9 minutes)

      Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

    • Click on the PDF to open the document. Read section ‘WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS’.  (2 minutes)

      Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    • Click on the link titled 'What is a Mental Health Emergency flyer (PDF)'. Read the entire PDF. (2 minutes)

      Honolulu Community College, University of Hawaii

    • Additional Learning Option
    • Download 'Core Elements for Responding to Mental Health Crisis' and Read pages 5 to 12. (24 minutes)

      Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

    • Slide Deck Presentation
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