Crisis intervention in the work of a school guidance counsellor

Abstract

Among the many of school tasks, the predominant one is to perform the didactic, educational and nurturing function in relation to students. These tasks are conducted primarily by the school guidance counsellor, who initiates preventive, diagnostic and intervention actions aimed at restoring security. The interventions are only carried out in crisis situations affecting both the unit and its whole family or school system. The effectiveness of these operations is subject not only to the substantive knowledge in this field, but it also hinges on deliberately planned procedures and modes of conduct in specific areas of crises. The aim of this article is to explain the basic issues relating to the substance of crisis, the main objectives of crisis intervention, particular features and procedures of interventions in crisis situations in the school context.

Keywords

• kryzys, interwencja kryzysowa, szkoła