Crisis psychological support
The primary purpose of crisis psychological support (also known as crisis counseling) is to help a person regain their sense of control and restore a normal state of functioning after experiencing a crisis. For our purposes, a crisis refers to any event where balance is disrupted. Psychological crises, such as suicide attempts, represent a growing problem in mental health. When faced with such scenarios, specific strategies of crisis intervention are both appropriate and necessary.
Typically, crisis psychological support is a more direct, solution-focused, and short-term form of counseling. Counseling is beneficial because often individuals become overwhelmed emotionally and have difficulty with problem solving and coping skills. Experiencing a crisis often causes an individual’s basic beliefs about themselves, others, and the world to be violated – crisis psychological support helps address this by providing a safe space.
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