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......
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