CASE STUDY 7.2 A Single Crisis Session

-old woman who was transported to the hospital during the early morning  hours  by  her  sister,  Mary.  Lenora  presented  as  visibly  upset,  very  angry,  shaking, disheveled, and crying uncontrollably.

Mary told the attending nurse that Lenora had been out drinking earlier that night and met a man. Mary explained that he  was  buying  Lenora  drinks  and  at  one  point  must  have  slipped  her  a  “roofie.”

Lenora did not recall what took place, but when the drug wore off she found herself alone  in  a  hotel  room  several  blocks  from  the  bar  and  unclothed.

Lenora  reported  that  she  was  sexually  assaulted  and  raped  several  times.  Mary  also  shared  that  Lenora “has been drinking a lot for the past 6 months” following the termination of a long-term relationship.

You are a substance abuse counselor working for a local mental  health  agency  that  contracts  with  the  hospital  for  evening  and  weekend  crisis  response calls.

Lenora is a 23-yea

QUESTION

Review Case Study 7.2 in the reading. Explore how you as the counselor could
integrate the six-step model of crisis intervention with Lenora.

What would be the first
thing you would do to address this crisis situation?