Assignment: Counselor Crisis Response
Assignment: Role of the Counselor in Crisis ResponsePart 1: Interview

Contact a professional individual to interview, in person or on the telephone, who knows of an existing crisis response plan. Identify the person you interview and their specific job or role, such as crisis counselor or a member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or therapists who work with victims of PTSD or are involved in CISD, and arrange an interview. Once you arrange a personal interview, develop a set of open-ended questions that will allow you to gain a clear and complete picture of the plan as it currently exists. (See the sample interview questions provided within the assignment.)

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Ask your interviewee to give you a specific example of an actual crisis and the details of the various roles that are involved in the plan that is utilized, including any mental health professional. Examine what you are told by the interviewee, and compare it to the identified elements recommended for response plans in the Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS, 2003), provided in the Resources.

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Abstract

There is no indent on an abstract. An abstract is a paragraph that summarizes the most important parts of the entire paper. It briefly allows your reader to quickly obtain an overview of your writing. It is an accurate reflection of the purpose and content of the text written in clear and concise language within the limit of 150 to 250 words.

Role of the Counselor in Emergency Management Teams

Include the title of your paper centered at the top of the page, not bolded; it is not considered a heading. This first section is your paper’s introduction. Note that it does not have a heading (Introduction); its position at the beginning of the body of the paper implies that it is the introduction. In the body of your paper, indent the first line of each paragraph. As always, use double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and 1.0 margins all around the page layout. Please cite your textbook and at least 4 articles throughout the paper. For the purposes of this assignment, simply replace this text with a brief paragraph in your own words introducing the topic and informing the reader of the organization of the paper.

Interview with an Emergency Professional
In this section of the paper, provide a summary of the interview you conducted with a professional in your community who has knowledge of an emergency plan. Please do not provide a transcript, but rather a descriptive narrative. The individual will give you a specific example of an actual crisis and the details of the various roles that are involved in the plan, including mental health professionals.
Comparison with the Mental Health All-Hazards Planning Guidance

Examine what the interviewee tells you and compare it to the identified elements recommended for response plans in the Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS, 2003), provided in the Assignment’s Resources. (See the Planning Guidance’s APPENDIX A: ELEMENTS OF AN ALL-HAZARDS STATE DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH PLAN). Support your discussion with additional professional literature published within the past 10 years.

Counselor Responsibilities in Emergency Management

In this section of the paper, summarize the responsibilities of the counselor, including the professional role, functions, and relationships as a member of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team during a local, regional, or national crisis, disaster, or other trauma-causing event.

Skills, Knowledge, and Training Required for Crisis Counselors

Describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team. Support your discussion with examples and relevant information from the professional literature.

Describe the types of training a counselor requires to acquire the skills and knowledge relevant to emergency responding.

References

Cite your textbook in addition to at least 4 scholastic articles. The reference below provides an example citation for an article.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume#(issue#), xx–xx.

*The Appendix starts on the next page where you will list the questions you used in your interview.

Appendix A

Interview Questions

1. List the questions you used in your interview.

Part 2: Description and Analysis- Assignment: Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response
Describe and analyze a counselor’s role and responsibilities in a crisis response. Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the crisis response system in order to identify the type of necessary training for the role of the counselor.

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to do the following:

Compare and contrast the elements of a real-world example of an emergency management plan, obtained through your personal interview of a professional in the field, to the elements identified in the course studies, particularly the Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance (USDHHS, 2003), provided in the Resources.
Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor, including the professional role, functions, and relationships as a member of a crisis response plan during a local, regional, or national crisis, disaster, or other trauma-causing event (CACREP, 2016).
Describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team.
Describe the types of training a counselor requires to develop the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management.
Exhibit proficiency in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking skills.
Note: A template for your APA formatted paper is included in the assignment Resources. Please use the template to present the assignment criteria in an organized way. The headings guide you to the criteria, and the details that are included describe what is necessary to complete the assignment to a Distinguished degree.

To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements.

Content: Prepare a comprehensive paper that includes all sections described above.
Components: The paper must include a title page, abstract, and reference list.
Written communication: Develop accurate written communication and thoughts that convey the overall goals of the project and do not detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th Edition) style and formatting.
Number of pages: The body of the paper should fall within 10–12 pages, excluding title page and reference list.
Number of resources: Minimum of 5 current resources, published within the last 12 years.
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COURSE PROJECT
Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response

Your goal for this assignment is to determine a counselor’s role in an interdisciplinary team responding to crises, disasters, or other trauma­causing events.

Part 1: Interview – Choose a professional individual who has knowledge of an existing crisis response plan. Identify the person you interview and their job, such as the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and arrange a personal interview. Develop a set of open­ended questions that will allow you to gain a clear and complete picture of the plan as it currently exists. See the sample interview questions provided below. Ask that individual to give you a specific example of an actual crisis, and the details of the communication structures that are involved in the plan. Examine what you are told by the interviewee, and compare it to the identified elements recommended for response plans in the Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided in the Resources section.

Part 2: Description and Analysis – Describe and analyze a counselor’s role and responsibilities in a crisis response. Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the crisis response system in order to identify the type of necessary training for the role of the counselor.

Sample Interview Questions

1. In a crisis, are there critical time lines to be considered? If so, what are they? 2. Is there a developmental time sequence to a crisis? If so describe it. 3. Considering a community­wide crisis, who are the local people or organizations that I need to contact? In what order or sequence or time do I do that?

4. Considering a community­wide crisis, who are the state and national people or organizations that I need to contact? In what order or sequence or time do I do that?

5. What helpful or positive role can the local media play in helping to resolve the crisis? How does one facilitate that to happen?

6. What helpful or positive role can the national media play in helping to resolve the crisis? How does one facilitate that to happen?

7. Who are the critical players on your emergency management team? Why are they critical? 8. What is the worst eco­systemic crisis you can imagine? Why? 9. What kind of training, education, and experience do you believe should be required to be an effective and competent manager of a community­wide crisis such as the one you described above?

10. Given a natural disaster such as a community­wide crisis, how do you go about coordinating and communicating an effective response?

11. When the crisis situation exceeds your local capacities and resources to respond, how and when do you know who to call for help?

12. What are your back­up resources? Do you have redundancy in your system? In case I or any of my staff become incapacitated for any reason, are there persons available who can effectively step in and assume the vacated responsibilities?

13. What kind of emergency crisis interventions are going to be provided for those who survive? Who is going to provide the interventions? When will it happen?

14. When and under what conditions will you declare the crisis situation terminated? 15. Do you believe that current stress reduction procedures, such as CISD for emergency workers, are

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helpful? If yes, how so, if no, how not? 16. What steps do you take to take care of your own stress and trauma and that of your staff? 17. What are the response team’s goals, functions, operations, organizational structure, and

responsibilities? 18. Who is in charge of what security provisions? 19. What balance needs to be maintained between security of staff and providing human services? 20. What kinds of training do staff receive to prepare for emergencies? 21. What screening devices are used for volunteer selection? Are they reliable and valid? 22. What security personnel will be needed? Where and when? 23. Are there emergency contingency plans for a variety of problems? Do staff members know what is

expected of them under varying circumstances? 24. Does the crisis response management team have a protocol for dealing with violent situations? 25. Who is in charge of responding to threats or physical violence?

Submit your paper in the assignment area.

Project Objectives To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to:

1. Compare and contrast the elements of a real­world example of an emergency management plan to the elements identified in the course studies.

2. Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management system.

3. Describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as a member of a Crisis Response Team.

4. Describe the types of training a counselor requires to acquire the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management. Assignment: Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response

5. Exhibit proficiency in effective, credible academic writing, and critical thinking skills.

Project Requirements

To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements.

Content: Prepare a comprehensive paper that includes all sections described above. Components: The paper must include a title page, abstract, and reference list. Written communication: Develop accurate written communication and thoughts that convey the overall goals of the project and do not detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th Edition) style and formatting. Number of pages: The body of the paper should fall within 10–12 pages, excluding title page and reference list. Number of resources: Minimum of 5 current resources, published within the last 12 years. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12­point.

Project Grading Criteria

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Criteria Non­performance Basic Proficient Distinguished

Interview an appropriate crisis

response professional (e.g., crisis counselor,

member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency

Management Agency [FEMA], therapist who specializes in PTSD) and present

summary of interview (not a transcript).

10%

Does not interview an appropriate crisis response professional (e.g., crisis counselor, member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], therapist who specializes in PTSD) or does not present a summary of interview.

Interviews an appropriate crisis response professional (e.g., crisis counselor, member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], therapist who specializes in PTSD), however, details are lacking or interview is not presented in the form of a summary.

Interviews an appropriate crisis response professional (e.g., crisis counselor, member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], therapist who specializes in PTSD) and presents summary of interview (not a transcript).

Interviews an appropriate crisis response professional (e.g., crisis counselor, member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], therapist who specializes in PTSD) and presents a summary of interview (not a transcript). The crisis professional is clearly identified and the background and experience of the counselor is provided. The summary of the interview is presented in a narrative form that is logical and well­ organized.

Compare and contrast the

elements of the real­ world example of an

emergency management plan

obtained by interview to the

elements identified in Mental Health All­ Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance from the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, provided in the Resources.

20%

Does not identify, compare, or contrast the elements of a real­ world example from an interview of an emergency management plan to the elements identified in Mental Health All­ Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance, in the Resources.

Identifies but does not compare or contrast the elements of a real­ world example from an interview of an emergency management plan to the elements identified in Mental Health All­ Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance, in the Resources.

Compares and contrasts the elements of the real­world example of an emergency management plan obtained by interview to the elements identified in Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance, provided in the Resources.

Compares, contrasts, and analyzes the elements of a real­ world example of an emergency management plan obtained by interview to the elements identified in Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance, provided in the Resources, with additional supporting references published within 10 years.

Summarize the role and responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management

system, described in the Resources.

15%

Does not summarize the role or responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management system or use the Resources for the assignment.

Summarizes the role and some of the responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management system identified in the Planning Guidance in the Resources section.

Summarizes the role and responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management system described in the Resources for the assignment.

Summarizes and analyzes the role and responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the emergency management system and provides examples to substantiate the summary.

Describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function

Does not identify or describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to

Describes some of the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as

Describes in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as

Describes in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as

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order to function

effectively as a member of a crisis response team.

20%

a counselor in order to

function effectively as a member of a crisis response team.

function effectively as

a member of a crisis response team but does not provide adequate detail.

function effectively as

a member of a crisis response team.

function effectively as

a member of a crisis response team and provides examples and research to support the description.

Describe the types of training a counselor requires in order to acquire the required skills and knowledge

relevant to emergency

management. 15%

Lists but does not describe the types of training a counselor requires in order to acquire the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management.

Describes some of the types of training a counselor requires in order to acquire the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management and provides incomplete descriptions.

Describes the types of training a counselor requires in order to acquire the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management.

Describes the types of training a counselor requires in order to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management and crisis response.

Exhibit proficiency in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking

skills. 20%

Does not exhibit any proficiency in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking skills.

Exhibits skills in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking which do not meet the standards for the profession or program of study.

Exhibits proficiency in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking skills.

Exhibits flawless effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking skills, which exceed the expectations for the profession and program of study.

Project Components

Project Component Course Grade Weight Unit Due

Role of the Counselor in Emergency Management Teams

20% 8

Total: 20%

[u08a1] Unit 8 Assignment 1

Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response Part 1: Interview

Contact a professional individual to interview, in person or on the telephone, who knows of an existing crisis response plan. Identify the person you interview and their specific job or role, such as crisis counselor or a member of the Red Cross or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or therapists who work with victims of PTSD or are involved in CISD, and arrange an interview. Once you arrange a personal interview, develop a set of open­ended questions that will allow you to gain a clear and complete picture of the plan as it currently

Resources Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response Scoring Guide.

Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance.

iGuide: ePortfolio.

Unit 8 Assignment Template.

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exists. (See the sample interview questions provided within the assignment.)

Ask your interviewee to give you a specific example of an actual crisis and the details of the various roles that are involved in the plan that is utilized, including any mental health professional. Examine what you are told by the interviewee, and compare it to the identified elements recommended for response plans in the Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS, 2003), provided in the Resources.

Part 2: Description and Analysis

Describe and analyze a counselor’s role and responsibilities in a crisis response. Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor within the mental health component of the crisis response system in order to identify the type of necessary training for the role of the counselor.

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to do the following:

1. Compare and contrast the elements of a real­world example of an emergency management plan, obtained through your personal interview of a professional in the field, to the elements identified in the course studies, particularly the Mental Health All­Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance (USDHHS, 2003), provided in the Resources.

2. Summarize the responsibilities of the counselor, including the professional role, functions, and relationships as a member of a crisis response plan during a local, regional, or national crisis, disaster, or other trauma­causing event (CACREP, 2016).

3. Describe in detail the specific skills and knowledge required by a counselor in order to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team.

4. Describe the types of training a counselor requires to develop the required skills and knowledge relevant to emergency management.

5. Exhibit proficiency in effective, credible academic writing and critical thinking skills.

Note: A template for your APA formatted paper is included in the assignment Resources. Please use the template to present the assignment criteria in an organized way. The headings guide you to the criteria, and the details that are included describe what is necessary to complete the assignment to a Distinguished degree.

Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio, in the Professional Showcase binder. Please return to this assignment after a final grade has been given and upload the instructor’s final assessment. Assignment: Role of the Counselor in Crisis Response