Discuss the Role of a Counselor.

Counselors-in-training must understand the roles and responsibilities that counselors and stakeholders carry as members of community outreach and emergency management response teams in providing disaster mental health. The interactions between key responders are critical in effective crisis response. Counselors must demonstrate skill in understanding crisis management plans, fostering collaboration among these professionals, and the ability to self-evaluate their professional skills.

The goal of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of these ideas and your ability to conceptualize crisis response on a large scale (agency, school, or community).

Assignment Directions
Based on the readings in Weeks 1–3, complete the following:

Analyze the roles and responsibilities of counselors and key responders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management.
Discuss how counselors serve as members of interdisciplinary teams that respond to crisis events.
Demonstrate your understanding of the specific roles and responsibilities a counselor fulfills in crisis intervention, trauma response, and community outreach.
Discuss the role of cultural competence when working with crisis and trauma.
Describe the distinct roles and responsibilities of key responders from a mental health agency or school-based crisis response team. Include a minimum of two internal roles (such as administrators or teachers) and two external roles (such as police or crisis counselors) in crisis response.
Analyze how a counselor collaborates with stakeholders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management planning.
Note: Use the Role of the Counselor Template [DOC] Download Role of the Counselor Template [DOC]to present the assignment criteria in an organized way. The headings guide you to the criteria, and the details that are included describe what is necessary to complete the assignment to a distinguished degree.

Submission Requirements
Content: Prepare a comprehensive paper that includes all sections described above.
Components: The paper must include a title page and reference list.
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA: Title page, resources, citations, and headers are formatted according to current APA guidelines.
Format: All assignments must be submitted as a DOC or DOCX file.
Resources: Use a minimum of 5 scholarly articles, published within the past 10 years.
Length: 4–6 double-spaced, typed pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Appraise the psychological effects of crisis and trauma for diverse populations.
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of the counselor and key responders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management.
Competency 2: Assess the effects of crisis, disasters, and trauma on diverse individuals across the lifespan.
Analyze how a counselor collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in crisis prevention, intervention, trauma-informed care, and crisis management.
Competency 3: Analyze the role of counselors in interdisciplinary teams to manage at-risk clients in the community or school.
Explain how counselors serve as members of interdisciplinary teams that respond to crisis events.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively through the appropriate application of grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing mechanics, and professional tone, while adhering to current edition APA formatting and style.