Introduction The Cass Identity Model, formally the Homosexual Identity Formation Model is a 6-stage process for “coming out.” It describes the stages that an individual may go through as they come to terms with their sexuality, both internally and externally. The six stages are as follows: Identity Confusion Identity Comparison Identity Tolerance Identity Acceptance Identity Pride…
Month: August 2016
Threat Assessment in Education
Introduction With an increase in school shootings, such as the 1999 Columbine shootings and the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, it has become more important for educators, police and mental health professionals. This article reviews the literature on threat assessment in schools, primarily focusing on elementary and secondary schools. Safe Schools Initiative The Safe Schools Initiative “examined…
Providing Emotional Support Over Text and Chat
Introduction to Text and Chat With text and chat services increasingly moving online, emotional support work – the core element of the work of crisis lines is needing to be adapted to work in new formats that require a change in your perspective and technique. On the telephone, there are a number of ways of…
Z-Test Hypothesis Testing
Introduction The Z-test is a simple tool for hypothesis testing that can be used to identify whether a mean result, when compared to a larger set is statistically significant when the larger set is a normal distribution. Many datasets (for instance population height, test scores, etc.) have normal distributions. If you’re unsure whether your dataset has…
Basic Crisis Intervention Skills
Introduction The following is the last in a series of articles (posted once a week) where I began to fill in basic crisis intervention skills in order to make this website a more comprehensive and useful resource to beginning crisis workers as well as experienced ones. Basic strategies for crisis intervention have been identified by Myer and…