Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Exam Prep

Answer: C - Arrange for discharge plans is not a crisis intervention step and would be most inappropriate. A counselor does not know until investigation reveals the seriousness of the crisis. The crisis can be that a sleeping pill taken on no sleep for five days alarmed the client; or blood pressure may have shot up out of control causing a life threatening situation. To find the most accurate information you must give support and assess the crisis. Action plans may have unconsciously or consciously been discarded; more plans may be needed.