What Is A Competent Emergency And Crisis Intervention Professional?
Emergency and crisis intervention requires professionals who have specialized skills and experience dealing with crises. Unfortunately most professionals lack the training and broad experience necessary to conduct competent crisis interventions. The ability to assess and intervene during emergencies is not a routine skill. Most doctors, counselors and psychotherapists have good intentions but don’t realize how unstable, critical and demanding a crisis can become. Incorrect assessment, missed opportunities, unskillful behavior and mistakes can prolong a crisis, create new problems, or turn an urgent problem into a dangerous emergency. In the entire field of mental health, crisis intervention has the highest incidence of negligence and malpractice that results in significant harm. Most of the negligence and malpractice in crisis intervention goes unrecognized by consumers and even professionals. Finding a competent and caring crisis intervention professional can be difficult. Very few pr
