Mar 29, 2024  
TCC Catalog 2016-17 
    
TCC Catalog 2016-17 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CJK0297 Interactions in Crisis Situations


Prerequisite(s): acceptance into FPSI program.
Students will learn how to identify a crisis situation and understand an officer’s duty to recognize, respond, and intervene safely and professionally and provide the most appropriate intervention; understand how to interact with a person threatening suicide, assess the risk of suicide, and provide services to stabilize the situation; understand how to use the Baker Act for an involuntary examination;  understand how to use the Marchman Act for an involuntary admission; interact with veterans in crisis, recognize potential emotional triggers and recommend available resources; and identify high-risk groups by the group’s characteristics and ideology and document criminal or suspected criminal activity. 10 clock hours. Does not count toward A.A. or A.S. degree.