Domestic Violence-A Better Way

Select one crisis from textbook. Interview someone involved in that particular category of crisis intervention such as a social worker, Christian counselor, pastor, Red Cross Disaster Recovery officer, crisis center worker, suicide hotline counselor, prison ministry chaplain, battered spouse shelter worker, funeral director, police detective, marriage therapist, etc. Following are general questions for the student to explore: What is the person’s background? Qualifications? How long has the person been involved in crisis intervention? How did the person get into crisis intervention? Has crisis intervention changed within the past five years? How? Has it improved? If so, how and to what degree? What “lessons learned”, or advice, can the person share with the student? Give the interviewee a brief overview of what the textbook says about crisis intervention. Does the person’s experience validate or contradict the textbook? Does the person’s experience add anything to the discussion beyond what our course material offers? Students are not limited to these general questions and is free to delve into additional issues. Be sure to investigate not only the “what” but also the “why” and “how” of each response. Write a 4 – 8 page, double spaced report of your interview using a Question and Answer format. **PLEASE RIGHT IS WOMENS PERSPECTIVE, INTERVIEWING A CRISIS CENTER WORKER FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER***