ABC Model Crisis Intervention Paper

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The ABC Model Crisis Intervention based on Adler's Four-Phase Model: A. Developing and maintaining rapport, B. Identifying the problem and providing therapeutic interaction, C.. Coping (as cited in Kanel, 2015, p.50). I believe that developing and maintaining rapport is a crucial step during the interview with the client who experiences a crisis. As it describes on table 3.1 that basic attending skills such as attending behavior, questioning, paraphrasing, clarifying, reflection, and summarization are the techniques to maintain a rapport. Trust from the client to the counselor is very important to build a therapeutic relationship. Wilmoth (2008) also agreed,
"The first step, establishing rapport, is intuitive. No successful transaction occurs