Ecosystemic Crisis Intervention and the Multicultural Imperative
Ecosystemic Crisis Intervention and the Multicultural Imperative
Rapidly Changing Events and Environments
The ecological model of crisis intervention has emerged due to accelerating events in dynamically changing cultures.
Some events that have made it necessary for the training of crisis interventionist to shift focus, and shift into "high gear" are listed below.
Nationally, crises such as September 11th , Oklahoma City Bombing, School attacks in Littleton, Colorado; Springfield, Oregon; and Pearl, Mississippi.
Most recently, the Red Lake school Atlanta Courthouse and the Wisconsin Church shootings.
International crises that have impacted crisis intervention traingin has included the "War on Terror" and its aftermath, and suicide bombings around the world to name a few.
Then new model being employed in crisi intervention training is Ecosystemic crisis intervention in the wake of a disaster. An ecosystemic crisis is one that spans at least a community and perhaps whole region or nations. It may be human made (September 11th), occur dramatically and leave long lasting environmental effects (Hiroshima) it may occur naturally (Asian/African Tsunami, Hurricanes in Florida) and may have the potential for a tremendous loss of life (the AIDS epidemic).
This method reaches far beyond the relational interactions between and among the various members of the crisis client's family and individuals in the client's workplace or immediate surroundings. This paradigm shift presents a newly emerging ecosystem that encompasses interdependency among and within people at all different levels of the total environment. It consists of five environmental systems:
The Bioecological Model Modified by Bronfenbrenner
1. Micro system: the setting in which the person in crisis lives. (family, friends, coworkers, peers, school, neighborhood, etc.) o Direct social interactions/communications with others o Person in crisis is not a passive recipient of experiences, but an
Rapidly Changing Events and Environments
The ecological model of crisis intervention has emerged due to accelerating events in dynamically changing cultures.
Some events that have made it necessary for the training of crisis interventionist to shift focus, and shift into "high gear" are listed below.
Nationally, crises such as September 11th , Oklahoma City Bombing, School attacks in Littleton, Colorado; Springfield, Oregon; and Pearl, Mississippi.
Most recently, the Red Lake school Atlanta Courthouse and the Wisconsin Church shootings.
International crises that have impacted crisis intervention traingin has included the "War on Terror" and its aftermath, and suicide bombings around the world to name a few.
Then new model being employed in crisi intervention training is Ecosystemic crisis intervention in the wake of a disaster. An ecosystemic crisis is one that spans at least a community and perhaps whole region or nations. It may be human made (September 11th), occur dramatically and leave long lasting environmental effects (Hiroshima) it may occur naturally (Asian/African Tsunami, Hurricanes in Florida) and may have the potential for a tremendous loss of life (the AIDS epidemic).
This method reaches far beyond the relational interactions between and among the various members of the crisis client's family and individuals in the client's workplace or immediate surroundings. This paradigm shift presents a newly emerging ecosystem that encompasses interdependency among and within people at all different levels of the total environment. It consists of five environmental systems:
The Bioecological Model Modified by Bronfenbrenner
1. Micro system: the setting in which the person in crisis lives. (family, friends, coworkers, peers, school, neighborhood, etc.) o Direct social interactions/communications with others o Person in crisis is not a passive recipient of experiences, but an