crisis helpsheets for Youth Workers | Square One in a Crisis
These Crisis HelpSheets cover two bases:
1. What to look for and ask about in the early hours of a crisis
2. How to help going forward
One of the things I learned writing three books about Helping Teenagers in Crisis with my great friend, Rich Van Pelt, is that youth workers don’t always have time to read a book — or even a chapter in a book — about crisis intervention, because the one in crisis sitting right in front of them.
Sometimes, youth workers need to know what to do first — what to look for, what to ask about, what to steer clear of in the early hours of a crisis.
Crisis HelpSheets | Square One in a Crisis
Crisis HelpSheets for Youth Workers
IMPORTANT note
I'm not offering medical or legal advice and neither should you.
Maybe you can bluff your way through a crisis, but it’s not a good idea.
Involve a licensed caregiver, as soon as possible, with as little drama as possible.
Then do everything you can, for as long as you can, to stand by the person in crisis.
Crisis HelpSheets answer the question, "What do I say to the parent who's bringing her kid to talk with me this afternoon about bullying, self-harm, sexual abuse, suicide…."