ABSTRACT
Crisis intervention is an essential component of social work practice. It is a short-term, goal-oriented strategy to assisting those who are in distress. Intervention during a crisis is intended to assist persons in dealing with an emergency, reducing distress, and returning to normal functioning. This publication examines the role of crisis intervention in social work and examines the seven steps of social work crisis management in relation to mental health. It starts by explaining the concept of crisis intervention and its objectives. This paper then examines social work crisis intervention in a mental health setting, as well as different approaches to crisis intervention.
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