Description
This course will equip helpers who receive intake calls in crisis scenarios. Participants will understand how to care for the caller in a compassionate and holistic way. Note: The course does not teach specific techniques for the next steps in situations needing suicide prevention or violence intervention.
Participants will learn:
- Symptoms that a person in crisis often experiences
- What a person in crisis needs from those who care for them
- Step-by-step guidelines for conducting a trauma-informed crisis intake, including providing empowerment, identifying challenges and strengths, gathering important information, and making a plan of action
Presenter
Beth M. Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II
Beth Broom is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Level 2 (CCTP-II). She is the Executive Director of Bridgehaven Counseling Associates, a nonprofit counseling practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. Beth is the founder and director of Christian Trauma Healing Network, a nonprofit organization designed to bring trauma care and healing to Christians in the Church and society. She co-hosts “Counsel for Life,” a podcast engaging in conversations about mental health and the Christian life, and she is the author of 10 Questions About Pain and Suffering: 30 Devotions for Kids, Teens, and Families.
Christian Trauma Healing Network has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7313. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Christian Trauma Healing Network is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program qualifies for one hour of CE hours for those who complete the course in full.
