Describe and provide one example for each step in the step-by-step process of brief intervention?

Question

CHCCCS014 - Provide Brief Intervention

Diploma of Counselling.

Answer 1

Depending on the setting that you are working in, Brief Interventions and Crisis Management skills are an integral part of responding rather than reacting to a sudden situation. Depending on the individual(s) or group(s) that you are supporting, it is important to triage and to remember the acronym EAPIET.

1. Engage: engage the individual/group in discussion
2. Assess: assess the situation
3. Plan: plan how to intervene
4. Intervene: conduct the intervention
5. Evaluate: evaluate the efficacy of your intervention
6. Terminate: terminate or wrap up the process

Following these steps ensures that you have followed the necessary safety guidelines in accurately managing the situation at hand, especially if someone else needs to step in to take over and requests a summary of your intervention thus far.