Many counselors readily acknowledge that crises are pervasive in their work. However, attempting to grasp what the word crisis means in clinical practice is a quagmire. This session explores the meaning of crisis from the perspective of licensed professional counselors in diverse settings. Two major themes are presented: counselors confront a wide range of crisis situations (ongoing personal struggles, behavioral emergencies, and tragedies) and crises are clinically, systemically, and culturally complex. Implications for supervisors and counselor educators are discussed.
