Examining Crisis and Crisis Intervention Models in School Environments

Abstract

Crises are situations that shake individuals deeply and affect their lives significantly, either positively or negatively. One of the most important environments where crises affect or occur is schools. The main purpose of this study is to examine crisis and crisis intervention models in school environments. In this framework, the theoretical framework was presented by examining the concept of crisis in terms of mental health, various crisis situations and the stages of these crises were mentioned, information about the crises frequently encountered in school environments, crisis intervention in schools, psychological first aid in schools and crisis intervention models were presented. As a result, it should be taken into consideration that various crises may occur in school environments or that the crises experienced may significantly affect the school environment. Therefore, in order for crisis intervention in schools to work in a healthy way, not only school counselors but also all teachers should take an active role in crisis intervention. Therefore, for successful primary crisis intervention, teachers who will provide school-based psychological first aid should have the necessary qualifications. In addition, experts who will intervene in the crisis at the secondary level should know their own qualifications, crisis situation and crisis intervention models very well, and should intervene in the crisis by taking these issues into consideration.