Based on the readings in Weeks 1-3, complete the following:

• Analyze the roles and responsibilities of counselors and key responders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management.
  • Discuss how counselors serve as members of interdisciplinary teams that respond to crisis events.
  • Demonstrate your understanding of the specific roles and responsibilities a counselor fulfills in crisis intervention, trauma response, and community outreach.
  • Discuss the role of cultural competence when working with crisis and trauma.
  • Describe the distinct roles and responsibilities of key responders from a mental health agency or school-based crisis response team. Includea minimum of two internal roles (such as administrators or teachers) and two external roles (such as police or crisis counselors)in crisis response.
  • Self reflection- Explain areas of strength and areas for growth to prepare to work as a counselor in crisis management. Present your understanding of the characteristics and behaviors necessary to support effective crisis intervention, prevention, trauma-informed care, and emergency management response, and conduct a self-evaluation. Identify three areas of strength and three areas for growth regarding the skills or characteristics you will need to work effectively as a counselor in crisis management. Explain the implications for practice as a crisis responder and specific strategies you will use for continued professional development.
• Analyze how a counselor collaborates with stakeholders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management planning.
• Resources: Use a minimum of 5 scholarly articles, published within the past 10 years.